Kanji

垂

垂

droop, suspend, hang, slouch

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

スイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たれる, たらす, たれ, -たれ, なんなんとす

Nanori (Name Reading)

しげる, たり, たる, たれ

Common Readings

スイ, た…らす, た…れる

Example sentences

垂れる たれる
柳の枝が静かに川面に垂れている。

Willow branches are hanging over the river surface.

雫 しずく
葉っぱから雨の雫が垂れている。

A raindrop is dripping from the leaf.

垂らす たらす
彼は長い髪を肩まで垂らしている。

He has his long hair hanging down to his shoulders.

ヨダレ ヨダレ
彼は寝ている間にヨダレを垂らした。

He drooled while he was sleeping.

項垂れる うなだれる
試合に負けた選手たちは、がっくりと項垂れていた。

The players who lost the match were hanging their heads in disappointment.

頭を垂れる こうべをたれる
彼は深く頭を垂れて謝罪した。

He bowed his head deeply and apologized.

垂直 すいちょく
地面に対して垂直に柱を立てる。

Stand the pillar vertically to the ground.

ティルトローター ティルトローター
そのティルトローター機は、垂直に離陸することができる。

That tilt-rotor aircraft can take off vertically.

垂れ下がる たれさがる
木の枝から真っ赤なリンゴが垂れ下がっている。

Red apples are hanging down from the tree branches.

鍾乳石 しょうにゅうせき
天井からつらら状に垂れ下がった鍾乳石は、幻想的な景観を作り出している。

The stalactites hanging like icicles from the ceiling create a fantastical landscape.

Example Vocabulary

垂れる

たれる

to hang; to droop; to drip; to drop

垂らす

たらす

to let hang down; to let drip; to dangle

項垂れる

うなだれる

to hang one's head; to cast down one's eyes

頭を垂れる

こうべをたれる

to bow one's head; to be humble

垂直

すいちょく

vertical; perpendicular

垂れ流す

たれながす

垂れ下がる

たれさがる

to hang down; to dangle

涎を垂らす

よだれをたらす

よだれを垂らす

よだれをたらす

垂れ流し

たれながし

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