吊る

つる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2. to hang oneself (in the form 首を吊る) See also: 首を吊る (くびをつる).
3. to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
4. Godan verb, Intransitive to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
5. to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight

Kanji

• 吊 suspend. Read as つる.

Example sentences

• はい、おつりです。
  Here is your change.
• 掃除の時間に数人の生徒で教壇をつる。
  When cleaning the classroom, a few students carry the podium.
• 子どもの笑顔を見てると、こっちまでつられて笑顔になってしまう。
  If I see a child smile, it catches on, and then I'm smiling too.
• 部屋の天井には電灯が吊られていない。
  There are no lights hanging from the roof in the room.
• 泳いでる時に足がつっちゃった。
  I got a cramp in my leg while swimming.

Common phrases

• 首を吊る (くびをつる) to hang (e.g. oneself)
• 足をつる
• 足がつる (あしがつる) to have a cramp in one's leg
• クレーンで吊る

Words containing 吊る

• 吊り下げる (つりさげる) to suspend (from)
• 吊り橋 (つりばし) suspension bridge
• 首吊り自殺 (くびつりじさつ) suicide by hanging

And 27 more.

Word lists

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