Kanji

吊

吊

suspend, hang, wear (sword)

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つる, つるす

Example sentences

吊り上げる つりあげる
一部の業者が不当に価格を吊り上げている。

Some traders are unfairly raising prices.

吊るす つるす
軒先に風鈴を吊るすと、涼しげな音が響いた。

When I hung the wind chime under the eaves, a cool sound echoed.

忍 しのぶ
軒下に吊るされた忍が、夏の風に揺れている。

The shinobu fern hanging under the eaves is swaying in the summer breeze.

吊る つる
天井から照明を吊る。

Hang a light from the ceiling.

三角巾 さんかくきん
彼は腕を骨折し、三角巾で腕を吊っている。

He broke his arm and has it in a sling.

吊す つるす
洗濯物をベランダに吊した。

I hung the laundry on the balcony.

吊り橋 つりばし
その吊り橋を渡るとき、風で少し揺れて怖かった。

When I crossed that suspension bridge, it swayed a little in the wind and was scary.

スリル スリル
初めての吊り橋で、彼はスリルを味わった。

On his first suspension bridge, he felt a thrill.

Example Vocabulary

吊り上げる

つりあげる

to raise (prices); to hoist; to fish up; to cock (eyes/eyebrows)

吊るす

つるす

to hang; to suspend

吊る

つる

to hang; to suspend

吊り上がる

つりあがる

吊す

つるす

to hang, to suspend

吊り下げる

つりさげる

吊り橋

つりばし

suspension bridge

首を吊る

くびをつる

宙吊り

ちゅうづり

首吊り

くびつり

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