垂 means “hang down, drip”

たれる · tareru

Also: droop, suspend, hang, slouch

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): たれる, たらす, たれ, なんなんとす
On'yomi (Chinese reading): スイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 6 · 8 strokes

The story

Picture a branch heavy with leaves, its tips hanging down toward the earth (土). 垂れる is to hang or drip, 垂直 is vertical, straight down like a plumb line, and 懸垂 is the chin-up of gym class.

Used in 垂れる (tareru, to hang/drip), 垂直 (suichoku, vertical), and 懸垂 (kensui, chin-up)

垂 means “hang down, drip”

The story

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