Extended Net constellation
Archaic astronomical term; one of the 28 Chinese mansions, part of the Vermilion Bird (朱雀) group. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.
二十八宿の一つに「張」があり、朱雀の一部とされる。
One of the 28 mansions is 'Chō' (Extended Net), considered part of the Vermilion Bird.
I bought one bow.
I bought two new curtains.
There are two kotos placed there.
I hung up one curtain.
枚 is the general-purpose counter for flat objects like paper or plates, while 張 is reserved for things that are stretched or spread out, such as bows, kotos, or curtains.
本 counts long, cylindrical objects such as pencils or bottles, whereas 張 counts objects under tension or spread flat, like bows or curtains.
claim; assertion; opinion; advocacy
tension; nervousness; strain · tensions (between groups) · muscle tone; tonus
expansion; extension; enlargement · escape; ESC
business trip; official trip
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
Standard kanji form for both the archaic constellation name and the counter suffix.
The kanji 張 originally means 'to stretch' or 'to spread', which underlies both the constellation name (a net spread in the sky) and the counter for stretched objects.
swelling; engorgement; bulging · squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
one pair (set) of clothes
looseness and tension; relaxation and strain · leniency and strictness; magnanimity and sternness
isotonic
good debater; skilled arguer
wingspread (of an insect)
extended colors
cable-stayed bridge
fictitious business trip; fake business trip
tension and relaxation; alternating strictness and leniency
ordinary person; average Joe; nobody special