in the style of; reminiscent of
Attaches to nouns (often names of artists, genres, or works) to mean 'in the manner of' or 'evoking the style of'. Common in literary and artistic contexts.
この絵はゴッホ張りのタッチだ。
This painting has a touch reminiscent of Van Gogh.
彼の文体
He paints in the style reminiscent of Picasso.
His writing style is said to be in the manner of Soseki.
stretched on; attached to
Used in compound nouns to describe something that is physically stretched, attached, or mounted onto something else. Often seen in traditional crafts or construction terms.
この屏風は紙張りの仕立てです。
This folding screen is made with paper stretched over a frame.
金張りの仏像が安置されている。
A gold-leaf-covered Buddha statue is enshrined there.
この店は革張りの椅子を使っている。
This shop uses chairs upholstered in leather.
roping off; cordon; demarcation · turf; territory; domain; sphere of influence · territory (of an animal)
greed; avarice; greedy person
glazed; glass-walled; fitted with glass · transparent; open; lacking secrecy
standing firm; holding out; perseverance
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one thing · always betting on the same thing
boarding; wooden floor
interior lining; inner paneling
surface layer; facing; veneer
undercoat; first coat; lining
projection; ledge; overhang
half sole
exterior posting; something posted outside · outer fortifications
cloth-covered; upholstered in cloth
stiffness; tightness
wet mounting; stretching wet paper or fabric on a board
filling a bathtub; preparing a bath; running a bath
weather stripping; sealing up a window · putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
Standard kanji spelling for this suffix.
Derived from the verb 張る (はる, 'to stretch, to stick'), which developed a suffixal use meaning 'attached to' or 'stretched on'. The sense 'in the style of' likely arose from the idea of something being 'affixed' with a certain quality or manner.