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張る

はる

to strain, to be stretched

Mnemonic

Pulled tight and held there until it aches, and after a day like that it is your shoulders. Haul はる on it and it still does not give: はる.

Worth knowing

Same reading as 春 はる, spring. 引っ張る ひっぱる is the tugging one, and this is being stretched taut.

Built from

stretch, strain
弓 bow + 長 long

Also read はる

spring

Words sharing these kanji

to persevere, to do one's best tension, strain, nervousness to pull, to drag

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