Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2. to hang oneself
in the form 首を吊る
3. to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
4. to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
5. to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight
Kanji used
dangle
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to hang (e.g. oneself)
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
hanging decoration
Examples (1 in total)
There are no lights hanging from the roof in the room.