Japanese symbol for “suspend”
下げる
さげる
Romaji: sageru
to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
In Japanese, suspend is 下げる, read さげる (sageru).
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
- v1, vt to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
- v1, vt to lower; to reduce; to bring down
- v1, vt to demote; to move back; to pull back
- v1, vt to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
- v1, vt to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards (hanaf)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “suspend”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掛ける | かける kakeru | to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from) |
| 休める | やすめる yasumeru | to rest; to suspend; to give relief |
| 吊る | つる tsuru | to hang; to suspend; to sling |
| 垂らす | たらす tarasu | to suspend; to hang down; to slouch |
| ぶら下げる | ぶらさげる burasageru | to hang; to suspend; to dangle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | subordinate person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “suspend”.
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.