- 張力 — tension; tensile strength
- 緊張 — nervousness; tension
- 主張 — assertion; claim
- 拡張 — expansion
- 出張 — business trip
- 誇張 — exaggeration
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張 combines 弓 (bow) and 長 (long), evoking a drawn bowstring—hence “to stretch/extend.” It ranges from concrete actions (putting up a tent) to abstract senses (asserting a claim, feeling tension).
テントを 張るのに 時間がかかった。
It took time to set up the tent.
彼は 主張を 曲げなかった。
He didn’t bend his argument (stood firm on his claim).