垂
垂 — Droop
droop, suspend, hang, slouch
On’yomiスイ (sui)
Kun’yomiたれる (tareru)
Kun’yomiたらす (tarasu)
Kun’yomiたれ (tare)
Kun’yomi-たれ (tare)
Kun’yomiなんなんとす (nannantosu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 垂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 垂直 | すいちょく suichoku | vertical; perpendicular |
| 垂らす | たらす tarasu | to dribble; to spill; to suspend |
| 垂れる | たれる tareru | to hang; to droop; to dangle |
| 雨垂れ | あまだれ amadare | raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark |
| 垂れ幕 | たれまく taremaku | hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain |
| 垂らし込む | たらしこむ tarashikomu | to drop into, drop-by-drop |
Study notes
垂 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1720 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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