Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding

    肩肘張って生きることはないよ。
    It's no use playing tough.
  2. to act formally; to act stiffly

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shoulder

Kun
かた
On
ケン
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1215 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-1-7SKIP code
4m4.1The Kanji Dictionary
3022.7Four corner code
3046deroo
80a9Unicode hex code
1-24-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1820Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4776New Nelson (John Haig)
1947New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2446Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1238Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1703Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1077Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1158Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1041A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1215Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29299XMorohashi
1212A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1264Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1337Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1190Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1084Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1014Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1086Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1Pinyin reading
gyeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elbow, arm

Kun
ひじ
On
チュウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
Radical
meat

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-4-3SKIP code
4b3.3The Kanji Dictionary
7420.0Four corner code
8098Unicode hex code
1-41-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3730Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4761New Nelson (John Haig)
1044Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
746Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2464Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
46Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29268Morohashi
1377Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
zhou3Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Kun
は.る-は.り-ば.り
On
チョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
403 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

はりわり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.1The Kanji Dictionary
1123.2Four corner code
3565deroo
5f35Unicode hex code
1-36-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1570Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1694New Nelson (John Haig)
474New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
573Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
348Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1921Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2071Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
462A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1879Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
681Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9812Morohashi
752A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1106Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1158Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
675sakade
516Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
775henshall3
744Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
612Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1940Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang1Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level