Vocabulary

What does 吊る (つる, tsuru) mean?

吊る (つる, tsuru) means to hang, to suspend.

Quick facts
Reading	つる
Romaji	tsuru
Part of speech	godan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

吊るつる

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsuru

to hang, to suspend

1godan verb · transitive to hang; to suspend; to sling
2godan verb · transitive to hang oneself
3godan verb · transitive to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
4godan verb · intransitive to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
5godan verb · intransitive to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight

Example sentences

天井(てんじょう)から電球(でんきゅう)を吊(つ)ってあります。
A light bulb is hung down from the ceiling.
父(ちち)が庭(にわ)の木(き)の枝(えだ)にブランコを吊(つ)った。
My father hung a swing on a branch of the tree in the garden.

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