Japanese word

張る

Pronunciation

Romajiharu

Meaning

  • verbpaste, put up

Example

障子に紙を張ります。shō ji ni kami o ha ri ma su

I paste paper onto a shoji screen.

Illustration for 張る (paste)

More examples

壁にポスターを張ります。kabe ni po su tā o ha ri ma su

I put up a poster on the wall.

文化祭の案内を教室の壁に張ります。bun ka sai no an nai o kyō shitsu no kabe ni ha ri ma su

We will put a notice for the school festival on the classroom wall.

Core concept

Describes covering a surface by spreading something over it and making it stay in place.

Common phrases

  • 紙を張るkami o ha ru

    paste paper

  • 窓に紙を張るmado ni kami o ha ru

    paste paper over a window

  • 壁にポスターを張るkabe ni po su tā o ha ru

    put up a poster on a wall

Similar words

貼り付けるharitsukeru: To fasten something to a surface by sticking it there.
付けるtsukeru: To attach one thing to another so that they remain joined.

Definition in Japanese

紙などを物の表面に広げて付着させる。kami na do o mono no hyō men ni hiro ge te fu chaku sa se ru

Word origin

張る (haru, "to stretch or spread") is a native Japanese verb whose basic sense extends to spreading or attaching something over a surface.

Usage tips

  • This verb often describes putting paper on a surface for display or coverage, rather than simply holding the paper against it.

Other meanings

  • stickverb

Opposites

  • 剥がすhagasupeel offverb

Related words

  • 張り方harikataway of pastingnoun

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