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張
On'yomi
チョウ
CHOU
Kun'yomi
は.る・-は.り・-ば.り
haru / hari / bari
counter for bows & stringed instruments · stretch · spread · put up (tent)
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Strokes11
Frequency#403
Radical弓bow(3)
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Component Breakdown
張=
弓長
bow + long
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of bow and long. Stretching bow long.
Symbolism
Claim, tension, stretch. Represents stretching.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Drawing a bow
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一張一弛
いっちょういっし
tension and relaxation; tension and relaxation
緊張緩和
きんちょうかんわ
easing of tensions; detente; thaw; easing of tensions
主義主張
しゅぎしゅちょう
one's principles and position; one's principles and position
張三李四
ちょうさんりし
the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person); the common run of men
我を張る
がをはる
Stick to one's guns; Stubbornly insist on one's own way