Memory phrase for the Kanji: 張

張

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Meaning stretch, spread

Pronunciation

CHŌ
haru

Explanation

Left: bow 弓, right: long 長 (mane and clothes 衣)

Mnemonic

A bow is long and can be stretched.

Radicals

弓	bow	Pictograph: bow without string.
長	long	This radical has a similarity to horse 馬, where the horse's long mane blows in the wind. At “long 長” please think to long clothing 衣 blowing in the wind.

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Vocabulary

張る	はる	to stick, to paste, to put, to affix, to stretch, to spread
威張る	いばる	to be proud, to swagger
主張	しゅちょう	claim, insistence, assertion, emphasis
出張	しゅっちょう	official tour, business trip
緊張	きんちょう	tension, mental strain, nervousness
引っ張る	ひっぱる	to pull, to stretch, to drag
張り切る	はりきる	to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor, to be enthusiastic
張り紙	はりがみ	paper patch, paper backing, poster
拡張	かくちょう	expansion, extension, enlargement, escape (ESC)

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