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Pull E.G One's Lengthen Stick Put Stretch Insist

Kanji
Onyomi チョウ
Kunyomi は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
Nanori はり, わり
English lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Examples 主張(しゅちょう): claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
緊張(きんちょう): tension; mental strain; nervousness
出張(しゅっちょう): official tour; business trip
拡張(かくちょう): expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
引っ張る(ひっぱる): (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) (4) to drag; to haul; to tow (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers) (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police) (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join (8) to delay; to prolong (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word) (10) to quote; to cite; to reference (11) to pull the ball (i.e. pull hitting in baseball) (12) to wear; to put on
頑張る(がんばる): (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) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
矢っ張り(やっぱり): also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course
誇張(こちょう): exaggeration
張り紙(はりがみ): paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
突っ張る(つっぱる): to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on
張り切る(はりきる): to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
欲張り(よくばり): avarice; covetousness; greed
威張る(いばる): to be proud; to swagger
嵩張る(かさばる): to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 5
Frequency 403
Components 弓: bow; bow (archery, violin)
長: long; leader
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 57
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading ゆみ・ゆみへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword lengthen
Koohii Story 1 The longbow is follows the design of a standard bow, only it has been lengthened.
Koohii Story 2 Legolas recieves spam telling him that his can lengthen his "bow"...he smirks...he know´s it´s already long enough.

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade5, kanjifreq251-500

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