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droop
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingスイ
Kun readingた.れる、た.らす、た.れ、-た.れ、なんなんと.す
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to dribble
  2. to spill
  3. to suspend
  4. to hang down
  5. to slouch

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · silage · walking cane · stick (丨) · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1705

Compound words

垂直すいちょく
vertical; perpendicular
懸垂けんすい
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling
垂らすたらす
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
垂れるたれる
to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower
雨垂れあまだれ
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
垂れ幕たれまく
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
下垂かすい
drooping
垂範すいはん
setting an example
垂楊すいよう
weeping willow
垂涎すいぜん
avid desire
垂纓すいえい
hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
垂迹すいじゃく
manifested form (of a Buddha or Shinto deity to save people)
虫垂ちゅうすい
(vermiform) appendix
胃下垂いかすい
gastroptosis
玉垂れたまだれ
bamboo curtain
懸壅垂けんようすい
uvula
枝垂柳しだれやなぎ
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
垂り穂たりほ
drooping ears (of grain)
垂れ柳しだれやなぎ
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
垂れ纓すいえい
hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
簀垂れすだれ
bamboo screen
凹垂れるへこたれる
to lose heart
眼瞼下垂がんけんかすい
ptosis
枝垂れ柳しだれやなぎ
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Additional Examples

彼は恥ずかしさのあまり首を垂れた。
He hung his head in shame.tatoeba
彼は紙のうえに垂直な線を何本か引いた。
He drew some vertical lines on the paper.tatoeba
川岸で数人の男が糸を垂れている。
Several men are fishing from the riverbank.tatoeba
垂直に吊るして使用する。
This should be hung vertically to be used.wiki
日本刀の刃に向けて、垂直に弾丸を撃ち込む実験。
Experiment; bullets are shot against the cutting edge of Japanese sword blade.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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