Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce)
oft. ダレ in compounds
2. hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.)
when read as "たれ"
3. (kendo) loin guard
when read as "たれ"
4. kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character
when read as "たれ"
Suffix
Derogatory
Usually written in kana
5. -ass; -head
used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ
when read as "たれ, タレ"
Alt. forms
Kanji used
droop
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to droop; to hang down; to weep
weeping form (e.g. tree)
ear discharge
salty sauce
wattle (of a bird's neck)
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
kanji "door" radical
illness radical
bamboo curtain; palace
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
kanji "cliff" radical (radical 27)