Japanese symbol for “dangle”

In Japanese, dangle is 垂れる, read たれる (tareru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

1. v1, vi to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down
2. v1, vt to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow
3. v1, vi to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop
4. v1, vt to leave behind (at death)
5. v1, vt to say; to utter
6. v1, vt to excrete (urine, feces, etc.); to let out (a fart)

Kanji and stroke order

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Other Japanese words for “dangle”

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

See also: Chinese symbol for “dangle”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.