also: だれ
dipping sauce; tare sauce
Commonly a soy-sauce-based or mirin-based dipping sauce; often written in katakana. Used in compounds like 焼き鳥のタレ.
I eat yakitori with a sweet and salty tare sauce.
Only with reading たれ
Refers to something hanging down, such as a flap or lappet; reading is たれ. Often used in compound words.
The hanging flap of the kimono is beautiful.
loin guard (kendo)
Only with reading たれ
Martial arts term; the protective gear covering the lower body in kendo.
In kendo armor, the tare protects the area below the waist.
kanji radical enclosing top-left corner
Only with reading たれ
Refers to the radical shape that covers the top and left side of a character, e.g., 广, 尸, 户. Reading is たれ.
The radical of 広 is a type of tare called madare.
Only with reading たれ / タレ
Slang used in comedian circles; often written in katakana. Can be derogatory depending on context.
That comedian always gets laughs with stories about women.
-ass; -head (derogatory suffix)
Only with reading たれ / タレ
Derogatory suffix attached to nouns or na-adjectives; also appears as ったれ. Used to insult or belittle someone.
That dumbass messed up again.
Dip the grilled meat in the sauce before eating.
Some restaurants serve yakitori with the sauce poured over it.
He puts on the loin guard before entering the dojo.
weeping form; drooping branches
hang one's head; droop one's head
hang down; dangle; droop
raindrops dripping from eaves or branches · exclamation point; exclamation mark
hang; droop; dangle; sag · give; bestow; grant; confer · drip; ooze; trickle · leave behind (at death) · say; utter (derogatory) · excrete; let out (bodily waste)
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
apron
southward slope
saggy breasts; drooping breasts
hanging partition wall; draft/smoke barrier
hanging curtain used as a wall (Heian period)
drop leaf
hanging silk; curtain; tapestry; veil
lop-eared; drooping ears
Kanji spelling for the hanging-related senses; less common for sauce.
Rendaku reading variant; rarely used independently.
Abbreviated kanji form used mainly for the radical name.