JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 垂: "droop, suspend, hang"
The kanji 垂 means "droop, suspend, hang, slouch". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スイ in on'yomi and た.れる, た.らす, た.れ, -た.れ, なんなんと.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.れるた.らすた.れ-た.れなんなんと.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | droop, suspend, hang, slouch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1720 of 2,501 |
Common words with 垂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 垂れるto hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag · to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow
- 垂らすto dribble; to spill · to suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle
- 項垂れるto hang one's head; to droop one's head
- 頭を垂れるto bow one's head; to hang one's head · to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
- 垂直vertical · perpendicular
- 垂れ流すto discharge (e.g. effluent)
- 垂れ下がるto hang; to dangle
- しな垂れかかるto lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
- よだれを垂らすto drool; to dribble; to slobber
- 垂れ幕hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
- 垂れ流しincontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants · discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
- 垂れsauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce) · hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.)
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