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主しゅ張ちょう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
Kanji used
主
(one's) master
張
lengthen
Pitch accent
しゅ
ちょう
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Conjugations...Used in: 3242
Composed of
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
self-assertion
one's principles and position
advocate
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Examples (44 in total)
Masaru claims that he is innocent.
The accused maintained his innocence.
She insisted on going there.
He asserts that she is innocent.
He advocated abolishing the death penalty.
We insisted on its importance.
Columbus argued that the earth was round.
Biologists assert the losses are severe.
Galileo argued that the earth moves.
He advocates reform of university education.
He stubbornly persisted in his opinion.
There is no scientific basis for these claims.
He claimed that he had discovered a new comet.
I am going to assert his guilt.
Tom claims he shot Mary in self-defense.
Jane insisted that she was right.
Michelangelo protested that he was not a painter.
She insisted that I should pay the bill.
America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.
Beth argued that Sally was only pretending to be innocent.
Tom claimed that he could run faster than Mary.
Oddly enough, he insisted on his innocence.
We insisted on rich and poor being treated alike.
He contends that nuclear weapons are necessary for national defense.
I have a feeling Tom's claim isn't entirely wrong.
Your argument is not any more convincing than that of my stubborn father.
He claimed that he had returned the book to the library.
My father insisted I should go to see the place.
The doctor insisted that the patient get plenty of rest.
Some people claim that there are no more heroes in the Western world.
People in the world are always advocating for more freedom and equality.
Some people argue that technology has negative effects.
Mary claimed that the handbag had been a present from her husband.
Tom claims that he was in Boston the night Mary was murdered.
I insisted that we change our original plan.
He maintained that all occupations should be open to women.
There were no fewer than five women standing outside, claiming to be his wife.
They will insist on her staying there longer.
The scientist maintained that the theory should be tested through experiments.
He argues that the administration must look for alternative sources of revenue.
His argument is that women should not smoke or drink.
He argued that the new policy was bound to drive the economy into recession.
His claim is that there is a close relation between birth order and personality.
Taro insisted that he was right.