Vocab Info

N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

()to hang, to suspend (something from something), to be hanged (by the neck), to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to hang oneself

      in the form 首を吊る,

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    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth

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    4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)

      Usually written using kana alone
    5. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    吊る 【つる】

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    Examples

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      (あし)()って(うご)けません。

      I can't move because my leg is hanged up. (Cramped)

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)()(きつね)のように()っています。

      Her eyes are slanted like those of a fox.

      • N3

      (ひだり)(うで)骨折(こっせつ)してしまい、(いま)包帯(ほうたい)()って固定(こてい)しています。

      I've fractured my left arm and it's currently suspended and immobilized with bandages.

      • N3

      ところで、(なん)(きみ)(いえ)には天井(てんじょう)からハンモックが()られているの?

      By the way, why is there a hammock suspended from the ceiling in your house?

      • N3

      あの(とき)(かれ)に「そんなに(つら)いなら(くび)()ったらいい」と()った(こと)後悔(こうかい)している。

      I regret saying to him at that time, ‘If it's so tough, you should just hang yourself’.

      • N2
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