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吊り下がる (つりさがる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

吊つり下さがる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

hang down; dangle

Describes something suspended from above and hanging freely, often with a sense of being limp or loose.

天てん井じょうから電でん球きゅうが吊つり下さがっている。
A light bulb is hanging from the ceiling.
木きの枝えだにロープが吊つ

り

下さ

がっ

て

い

た

。

A rope was dangling from the tree branch.

Written forms

吊つり下さがるUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling for hanging or dangling.
つり下さがるUsage12%
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Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
釣つり下さがるUsage6%
Variant using 釣 (fishing) kanji; less common and may be considered nonstandard.
つりさがるUsage6%

Kanji

吊suspend, hang, wear (sword)
下below, down, descend
釣angling, fish, catch

Similar words

吊つるす
吊るす is transitive (to hang something), while 吊り下がる is intransitive (to hang down).
ぶら下さがる
ぶら下がる is more casual and often implies hanging loosely or swinging, while 吊り下がる can be more neutral or slightly formal.

Etymology

Compound of 吊り (continuative form of 吊る, 'to hang') + 下がる ('to hang down'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with hanging.