1. to insist; to persist in saying
E.g.: 主張 (assertion)
2. to stretch; to pull; to string across
E.g.: 張力 (tension), 緊張 (nervousness)
3. to spread; to expand; to enlarge
E.g.: 拡張 (extension), 膨張 (expansion)
4. counter for stretched objects (clothes, koto strings, bows, curtains, etc.)
5. abbreviation for Owari Province
E.g.: 張州 (Owari Province)
