Japanese symbol for “denounced”
吊るし上げ
つるしあげ
Romaji: tsurushiage
hung up; hoist
In Japanese, denounced is 吊るし上げ, read つるしあげ (tsurushiage).
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Meanings
- n hung up; hoist
- n denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
Written forms: 吊るし上げ、つるし上げ、吊上げ、吊し上げ. Readings: つるしあげ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊る | つる tsuru | to hang; to suspend; to sling |
| 宙吊り | ちゅうづり chuuzuri | hanging in midair; suspended in midair |
| 吊るす | つるす tsurusu | to hang; to hang up |
| 吊り | つり tsuri | hanging; suspending |
| 首吊り | くびつり kubitsuri | hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves |
| 吊り上げ | つりあげ tsuriage | mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki) |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
See also: Chinese symbol for “denounced”.
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.