垂

音読おんよみ: スイ

訓読くんよみ:れる・たらす

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: 土(つち)

Meaning

Hang / Droop / Suspend / Drip

Conjugation
Tap for 垂れる (hang down) Tap for 垂らす (let hang; drip)
  • 垂直すいちょく — vertical; perpendicular
  • 懸垂けんすい — pull-up (exercise)
  • まく — hanging banner
  • れる — to hang; to droop
  • らす — to let drip; to suspend

This character evokes something gently hanging downward—threads, vines, or droplets. The graph is also a core component in words and characters tied to “hanging” or “descending,” and appears in common compounds like 垂直 and 懸垂.

あめ屋根やねから れてきた。
Rain was dripping from the roof.

垂直すいちょくかべせんいてください。
Please draw a vertical line on the wall.

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Creates
垂直すいちょく — vertical; perpendicular
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