Tsuru

JLPT N2

吊る (Tsuru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto hang oneselfin the form 首を吊る
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
  4. godan verb, intransitive verbto turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
  5. godan verb, intransitive verbto pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight

Kanji in 吊る

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