This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョウ、は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
Romaji: chō, ha.ru, -ha.ri, -ba.ri
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Name Readings

Kana: はり、わり
Romaji: hari, wari
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Romaji

Meanings

lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  57
Frequency:  403
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  zhang1
Unicode:  5f35
JIS:  4425

Indexes

Halpern Index: 474
Nelson Index: 1570
New Nelson Index: 1694
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3h8.1
Four Corner Index: 1123.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 752
Gakken Index: 462
Japanese Names Index: 1879
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9812
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0710
Remembering the kanji Index: 1921
Busy People Index: 2.4
Kanji Flashcards Index: 516
Kodansha Compact Index: 612
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 775
Kanji in Context Index: 1185
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 348
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 431
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1940
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2071
Essential Kanji Index: 681
Kodansha Kanji Index: 573
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3565
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 675
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 744

Words

(ちょう)
Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
拡張 (かくちょう)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
張る (はる)
to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion
出張 (しゅっちょう)
official tour; business trip
張る (ばる)
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
主張 (しゅちょう)
claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
出張所 (しゅっちょうじょ)
branch office; agency; sub-branch
緊張 (きんちょう)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
引っ張る (ひっぱる)
to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul; to tow; to lead (e.g. one's followers); to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; to delay; to prolong; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); to quote; to cite; to reference; to pull the ball; to wear; to put on
頑張る (がんばる)
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
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