How do you read 張り?

張り is read はり (hari), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 張り?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How is 張り used in a sentence?

朝からテントを張り始めた。 — We started putting up the tents from the morning.

How do you write 張り in romaji?

張り is written hari in romaji.

張はり

Q: What kanji are in 張り?

張 (Lengthen, Counter For Bows & Stringed Instruments).

はり · hari

noun

Tension

resilience (e.g. of hair), springiness, firmness (e.g. of skin), tone, strength (of a voice), richness
will power, spirit, pluck, pride, sense of purpose
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works), reminiscent of
attached or stretched on

Other ways to say “tension” in Japanese →

Heiban

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Example sentences

朝からテントを張り始めた。

あさからてんとをはりはじめた。

We started putting up the tents from the morning.

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白組も頑張りました。

しろぐみもがんばりました。

The white team also did their best.

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スポークまで張り直すと、ホイールが真円になる。

すぽーくまではりなおすと、ほいーるがしんえんになる。

If you retension even the spokes, the wheel becomes perfectly round.

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頑張りすぎるなよ。

がんばりすぎるなよ。

Don't be too hard on yourself.

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張Lengthen, Counter For Bows & Stringed Instruments, Stretch 音ちょう訓は.る・-は.り JLPT N1 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

膨張ぼうちょうexpansion, swelling, increase 出張しゅっちょうofficial tour, business trip 緊張きんちょうtension, mental strain, nervousness 誇張こちょうexaggeration 拡張かくちょうexpansion, extension 主張しゅちょうclaim, insistence, assertion

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What does 張り mean?

Tension. It can also mean: resilience (e.g. of hair), springiness, firmness (e.g. of skin), tone, strength (of a voice), richness; will power, spirit, pluck, pride, sense of purpose; in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works), reminiscent of.

How do you pronounce 張り?

はり (hari). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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