# 張 — Stretch

Frequency rank 320 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 都 (Metropolis), less common than 石 (Stone).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: は
- Radical: 弓 Bow (Kangxi 57)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A bow on the left stretches toward long on the right — the bow is stretched long, its string pulled to maximum tension across a great distance.

In words:

- 張る はる — to stick,to paste
- 張り紙 はりがみ — paper patch;paper backing;poster
- 緊張 きんちょう — tension,mental strain,nervousness

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