Japanese symbol for “suspending”
吊り
つり
Romaji: tsuri
hanging; suspending
In Japanese, suspending is 吊り, read つり (tsuri).
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Meanings
- n hanging; suspending
- n sling
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 |
| 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) |
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.