張る
張る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 張る | 張らない |
| Polite | 張ります | 張りません |
| Past polite | 張りました | 張りませんでした |
| Past | 張った | 張らなかった |
| Te-form | 張って | 張らないで |
| Desire | 張りたい | 張りたくない |
| Potential | 張れる | 張れない |
| Passive | 張られる | 張られない |
| Causative | 張らせる | 張らせない |
| Causative passive | 張らせられるalso 張らされる | 張らせられないalso 張らされない |
| Volitional | 張ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 張りましょう | |
| Imperative | 張れ | 張るな |
| Conditional | 張れば | 張らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 張ったら | 張らなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used for attaching paper, a sticker, a poster, a stamp, and similar things to a surface; 貼る is especially natural for this adhesive sense.
I stick a stamp on the envelope.
I put a poster up on the wall.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb, transitive verb
stretch tight; spread out; put up
Covers making something taut or spread out, and setting up things such as ropes, nets, tents, or barriers. Can describe both the act of stretching something and the resulting taut state.
I pull the rope taut.
We put up a tent in the yard.
The thread is stretched tight.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
form; spread over a surface
Intransitive use for ice or a similar layer forming across a surface, especially water.
A thin layer of ice formed on the pond.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb, transitive verb
fill with liquid; run water into
Transitive use with containers or spaces, especially filling a bath or basin with water or hot water.
I fill the bathtub with hot water.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb, transitive verb
swell; feel tight; be bloated
Intransitive use for a body part or surface becoming swollen, taut, or uncomfortably full.
I ate too much and my stomach feels bloated.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used with body parts or similar objects, especially in expressions such as 胸を張る, literally holding the chest out and often implying confidence or pride.
Straighten your back and hold your chest out.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
post; paste a link
Modern online use for putting a URL, image, or similar item into a chat, page, or post; 貼る is a common spelling here.
Please post the link to the materials in the chat.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be expensive; cost a lot
Usually appears as 値が張る or 値段が張る, meaning that the price is rather high.
That bag is expensive, but it will last a long time.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
stake out; keep watch on; cover
Used for watching a person, place, or exit, often in police, detective, or journalistic contexts; 張り込む is a closely related fuller verb.
The police were staking out the suspect's house.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Limited use, especially in the fixed expression 頬を張る, meaning to slap someone on the cheek; it can sound more written or old-fashioned than everyday verbs like 叩く.
See also: 頬を張る
Without thinking, he slapped the other person on the cheek.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be one tile from winning; reach tenpai
Only when written 張る
Mahjong term for reaching a ready hand, one tile away from completion; related to 聴牌 and the colloquial verb テンパる.
In the mahjong game, the dealer reached tenpai on the third turn.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Mathematical use, especially in linear algebra, for vectors or elements spanning or generating a space.
These two vectors span a plane.
Usage patterns· 7
- 〈物〉を〈場所〉に張るto stick or paste something onto a place
I put a new poster up on the wall.
- 〈場所〉に〈物〉を張るto set up or pitch something, such as a tent, rope, or net, at a place
We pitched a tent at the campsite.
- 〈場所〉に氷が張るfor ice to form over a surface, such as a pond
This morning, ice had formed over the pond.
- 〈場所〉に湯を張るto fill a bath or tub with hot water
I filled the bath with hot water before getting in.
- お腹が張るfor one's stomach to feel bloated or tight
I overate and now my stomach feels bloated.
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- 〈物〉をネットに張るto post or share something, such as a link, online
I sent my friend a link to that site.
- 〈場所〉を張るto keep watch on or stake out a place
The detective had been staking out that house.
Expressions· 45
- 胸を張るthrow out one's chest; be puffed up with pride
- 命張るput one's life on the line; risk one's life
- 肘張るstick out one's elbows · be obstinate; be haughty
- タメ張るact like an equal; put on airs of equality
- 体を張るput one's body on the line; risk oneself; devote oneself wholeheartedly