吊つるし上あげ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

hoisting; hanging up

Literal act of suspending something in the air, often with ropes or pulleys. Used in construction, theater, or physical descriptions.

舞ぶ台たい装そう置ちの吊つるし上あげには時じ間かんがかかった。
Hoisting the stage equipment took time.
漁りょう師しは網あみを吊つるし上あげて乾

かわ

かし

た

。

The fisherman hoisted the net to dry it.

2

noun

public denunciation; kangaroo court; severe criticism

Figurative use: a group publicly attacking or shaming someone, often in a mob-like or unfair manner. Strongly negative connotation.

会かい議ぎで彼かれは吊つるし上あげに遭あい、何なにも言いえなくなった。
He was subjected to a public denunciation at the meeting and couldn't say anything.
SNSでの吊つるし上あげは時ときに個こ人じんの人じん生せいを壊こわす。
Online kangaroo courts can sometimes ruin a person's life.

Written forms

吊つるし上あげUsage45%
Standard kanji spelling for both literal hoisting and figurative public denunciation.
つるし上あげUsage36%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in informal writing.
吊つるし上あげUsage14%
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 吊るし上げ.
吊つるし上あげUsage5%
Abbreviated kanji spelling; seen in technical or compact contexts.

Kanji

吊suspend, hang, wear (sword)
上above, up

Similar words

吊つるす
吊るす is the verb 'to hang/suspend'; 吊るし上げ is the noun form emphasizing the action or result of hoisting up.
リンチ
リンチ implies physical mob violence, while 吊るし上げ focuses on verbal/public shaming, though both can overlap in mob mentality.

Etymology

Compound of 吊るし (continuative form of 吊るす 'to hang') + 上げ (continuative form of 上げる 'to raise'). Literally 'hanging and raising', extended metaphorically to 'publicly stringing someone up' for criticism.