11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Kun'yomi
  • to stick ②to stretch ③to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ④to fill ⑤to stick out ⑥to be expensive ⑦to keep a watch on ⑧to become one tile away from completion ⑨to span
  • -は
  • -ば
On'yomi
  • チョ
    Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ②counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
Nanori
  • はり
  • わり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

-は-ば 88.1%
チョウ 11.3%
わり 0.4%
はり 0.2%

Character Breakdown

lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch
は.る チョウ わり (5th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Contained In

Common Words

to persevere ②to insist that ③to remain in a place
to stick ②to stretch ③to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ④to fill ⑤to stick out ⑥to be expensive ⑦to keep a watch on ⑧to become one tile away from completion ⑨to span
tension ②tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) ③tonus
to pull ②to string (lines) ③to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) ④to drag
to be in high spirits
to stand watch ②to open (one's eyes) wide
to brace one's legs ②to hold out
watch-keeping
to compete (with each other)
to put on airs
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References

Unicode hex code 5F35
JIS X 0208 1-36-5
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1570
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1694
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1106
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1158
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.4
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 612
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1940
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3h8.1
Four corner code 1123.2
De Roo Code 3565