張

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

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

Readings

主張しゅちょうclaim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
緊張きんちょうtension; mental strain; nervousness
出張しゅっちょうofficial tour; business trip
拡張かくちょうexpansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
引っ張るひっぱる(1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) (4) to drag; to haul; to tow (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers) (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police) (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join (8) to delay; to prolong (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word) (10) to quote; to cite; to reference (11) to pull the ball (i.e. pull hitting in baseball) (12) to wear; to put on
頑張るがんばる(1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
矢っ張りやっぱりalso; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course
誇張こちょうexaggeration