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張 means 'stretch'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 296   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-1    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 46 words   Used in 341 words   Used in 348 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   チョウ
Kun
   to stretch
Kun    -は   -ば
Name    はり   わり
⿰   bow   long  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 張 is used 9 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 張 is used 317 times, read 2 ways (with 6 variations).
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チョウ : 117 words FIND ALL
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official tour; business trip
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: 83 words FIND ALL
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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
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(read as ば) : 67 words FIND ALL
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
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(read as ぱ) : 32 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 引張る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pull; to draw; to pull tight
2. to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
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(read as はり) : 11 words FIND ALL
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noun
plank used to dry wet clothes or paper
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ぱり: 2 words. FIND ALL
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noun
tension test
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ばり: 4 words. FIND ALL
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noun
1. wainscoting; wainscotting
2. sliding door's decorative paper skirt
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ばる: 1 word. FIND ALL
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noun
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 1 less common words include 張 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 775 (originally: 752)  Joy o' Kanji : 752  Key to Kanji: 749 

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チョウ   は to stretch   
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チョウ   なが long   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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