張る・貼る|はるharu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Which spelling to use
張る張る(はる) is the more common written form and the recommended default for beginners. Choose it when you are unsure which spelling to use.
貼る貼る(はる) is a less common written variant of the same verb. Learners will encounter it less often than 張る(はる), so it is not the default choice.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto stick; to paste; to affixesp. 貼る
    あなたの願書がんしょに最近さいきんの写真しゃしんを貼はりなさい。↗
    Attach a recent photograph to your application form.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent)
    クモがクモの巣すを張はるところを見みたことがありますか。↗
    Have you ever seen a spider spinning its web?
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto form (e.g. ice on a pond)
  4. godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto fill; to swell
  5. godan verb, transitive verbto stick out; to push out
  6. godan verb, transitive verbto post (a link, etc. online)
  7. godan verb, intransitive verbto be expensive
  8. godan verb, transitive verbto keep a watch on; to be on the lookout
  9. godan verb, transitive verbto slap
  10. godan verb, intransitive verb, mahjongto become one tile away from completion
  11. godan verb, transitive verb, mathto span; to generate
Conjugation
Dictionary form張る(はる)
Polite (masu)張ります(はります)
Negative (nai)張らない(はらない)
polite (masen)張りません(はりません)
classical zu / nu張らず・張らぬ(はらず・はらぬ)
Past (ta)張った(はった)
polite (mashita)張りました(はりました)
Past negative (nakatta)張らなかった(はらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)張りませんでした(はりませんでした)
Te form張って(はって)
Potential張れる(はれる)
Passive張られる(はられる)
Causative張らせる(はらせる)
Causative passive張らせられる・張らされる(はらせられる・はらされる)
Conditional (ba)張れば(はれば)
tara張ったら(はったら)
Volitional張ろう(はろう)
polite (mashou)張りましょう(はりましょう)
Imperative張れ(はれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym貼り付けるはりつけるNeutralFor sticking things firmly, e.g. 「シールを貼り付ける」; also used for stationing personnel somewhere. 「張る」 covers stretching and tightening as well.
  • SynonymくっつけるCasualColloquial. Means pressing two things tightly together, not limited to pasting onto a flat surface.
  • Synonym貼付ちょうふWrittenWritten/formal prose. Pasting on photos, stamps and the like; used for forms and documents.
  • Synonym糊付けのりづけNeutralPasting with paste or glue, or starching clothes. Neutral register.
  • Synonym糊するのりするWrittenWritten/formal prose. Pasting with paste; also 「口を糊する」, meaning to scrape by on a meager living.
  • Synonym糊着こちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose and very rare. Fixing something in place with glue.
  • Related引っ張るひっぱるNeutralPulling hard, or tightening a rope. 「張る」 focuses on the state of being stretched taut and spread out.
  • Related接着せっちゃくNeutralBonding with glue, as in 「接着剤」; focuses on the joining itself rather than stretching.
  • Related引き締めるひきしめるNeutralTightening or bracing, e.g. 「気を引き締める」; focuses on tightening up, including one's mind.
  • RelatedつけるNeutralThe broadest term: attaching, fitting, adding. 「張る」 focuses on pasting flat onto a surface or stretching out.
  • RelatedかけるNeutralHanging up or covering, e.g. 「布を掛ける」; focuses on suspending or draping over, not stretching.
  • Related張り出すはりだすNeutralProjecting outward, or putting up a notice, e.g. 「掲示を張り出す」.
  • Related張り詰めるはりつめるNeutralStretched completely taut, or a tense atmosphere; also ice or tiles covering a whole surface.
  • Related腫れるはれるNeutralSimilar in sound (はれる vs. はる), not a true homophone: swelling from inflammation, close to 「張る」 in the sense of being distended, but limited to the body.
  • Related引き伸ばすひきのばすNeutralStretching longer, enlarging photos, or delaying; focuses on extending, e.g. prolonging a meeting.
  • Antonym緩むゆるむNeutralAntonym of 「張る」 in the tightening sense: becoming loose, slack or lax.
  • AntonymたるむNeutralAlso a slackening of mood or vigilance, the opposite of 「気が張る」.
  • Antonym縮むちぢむNeutralAntonym of 「張る」 in the stretching sense: shrinking or contracting in size.

Default to 「張る」 for sticking (often written 「貼る」), stretching and tightening. Use 「貼り付ける」 to paste firmly, 「引っ張る」 to pull hard, 「引き締める」 to brace oneself, and 「張り出す」 to post a notice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. いっぱいに伸のばす。
  2. 伸び広のびひろがる。
  3. 設営せつえいする。
  4. 平たいらなものを並ならべて設置せっちする。
  5. 設もうける。
  6. 表面ひょうめんが薄うすく固かたまる。
  7. 容器ようきなどにほぼいっぱいに入いれる。
  8. 元気げんきを込こめる。気合きあいを入いれる。強つよくする。
  9. 筋肉きんにく疲労ひろうなどで体からだの部分ぶぶんがこわばる。
  10. 金きんがかかる。
  11. なげうつ。挺ていする。
  12. これみよがしに見みせる。
  13. 代表だいひょうを務つとめる。中心ちゅうしんとなる。
  14. 自己じこの主張しゅちょうをどこまでも通とおそうとする。
  15. 張り手はりてを打うつ。平手ひらて打うちする。
  16. 見張みはる。監視かんしする。
  17. 賭かける。
  18. (線形せんけい代だい数学すうがく)ベクトルの一いち次じ結合けつごうが、部分ぶぶんベクトル空間くうかんあるいは一ひとつの別べつのベクトルを定義ていぎする。
  19. (貼はる)(薄うすくてあまり大おおきくないものを、その対象物たいしょうぶつと一体化いったいかするように)くっつける。
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