N21419/1725

吊つる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbsumousually written using kana aloneintransitive verb

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つる

Meanings

to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
to hang oneself
to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)
to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight

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Example sentences

壁かべに絵えを吊つった。

I hung a picture on the wall.

天井てんじょうからランプを吊つるのは難むずかしい。

Hanging a lamp from the ceiling is difficult.

彼女かのじょは目めが少すこし吊つっている。

Her eyes are slightly slanted upward.

棚たなを壁かべに吊つるためにまず下地したじを確認かくにんする必要ひつようがある。

In order to hang a shelf on the wall, you first need to check the backing material.

その横綱よこづなは相手あいてを吊つって土俵どひょうの外そとへ運はこんだ。

The yokozuna hoisted his opponent off his feet and carried him out of the ring.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)