張
Lengthen
Meanings
Lengthen, Counter For Bows & Stringed Instruments, Stretch, Spread, Put Up (tent)
On'yomi
ちょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
張 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
張 (Lengthen) is taught on WaniKani at level 23 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #403 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.
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