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れる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verbtransitive verbderogatory

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Meanings

  • to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down
  • to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status), to confer, to grant, to bestow
  • to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop
  • to leave behind (at death)
  • to say, to utter
  • to excrete (urine, feces, etc.), to let out (a fart)

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Example sentences

えだしずくれている

Droplets are dripping from the branches.

老人ろうじん若者わかもの教訓きょうくんれた

The old man bestowed a lesson upon the young person.

天井てんじょうからふるびたロープがれていて不気味ぶきみ雰囲気ふんいきかもしていた。

An old rope was dangling from the ceiling, giving off an eerie atmosphere.

彼女かのじょながかみかたれている様子ようすは、まるで絵画かいがのようにうつくしかった。

The way her long hair draped over her shoulders was beautiful, like a painting.

師匠ししょう弟子でし訓示くんじれることは、古来こらいより師弟してい関係かんけい根幹こんかんをなすものとされてきた。

It has been considered since ancient times that a master conferring instruction upon a disciple forms the very foundation of the master-apprentice relationship.