Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2444 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: stick, paste, apply

Kunyomi: は.る つ.く

Onyomi: テン チョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: shell

Examples

Onyomi Examples

チョウフ pasting, sticking, attaching, affixing, appending

チョウ counter for doses of medicine, etc.

チョウフ pasting, sticking, attaching, affixing, appending

Kunyomi Examples

張る はる to stick, to paste, to affix, 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 post (a link, etc. online), to be expensive, to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout, to become one tile away from completion, to span, to generate