張る (Haru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to stick, to paste, to affix, to stretch”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto stick; to paste; to affixesp. 貼る
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto form (e.g. ice on a pond)
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto fill; to swell
- godan verb, transitive verbto stick out; to push out
- godan verb, transitive verbto post (a link, etc. online)
Examples
彼は網を張った。
He fixed the net.
蜘蛛は巣を張る。
A spider weaves a web.
クモは網を張る。
Spiders spin webs.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).