How to say "hang" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 下げるさげるichidan verb, transitive verbTransitive: hanging or suspending something, often lowering it into place, and also wearing a decoration or accessory. A safe default when you deliberately hang an object somewhere.
- godan verb, transitive verbTransitive: to hang or suspend something, or to sling or wear something such as a sword. Its hanging sense overlaps with the other candidates, so it is not usually the first word to reach for.
- 垂れるたれるichidan verb, intransitive verbIntransitive: something hangs, droops, dangles, or sags under its own weight, without an agent hanging it up. Use this for a limply hanging state rather than the act of hanging something up.
- 吊るすつるすgodan verb, transitive verbTransitive: to hang something up, typically suspending it from above. This is the straightforward word for putting something up so it hangs, such as on a hook or from a ceiling.
- ぶら下げるぶらさげるichidan verb, transitive verbTransitive: to hang or suspend something so that it dangles loosely and may swing. Use it when the hanging object is free to move rather than fixed in place.
Use 「下げる」 or つるす for hanging something up, 「つる」 similarly for slinging or wearing an object, 「垂れる」 for something drooping or dangling by itself, and 「ぶら下げる」 for hanging loosely so it can swing.
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Japanese equivalents
- 下げるさげるto hang
- つるto hang
- 垂れるたれるto hang
- 吊るすつるすto hang
- ぶら下げるぶらさげるto hang
- 垂れ下がるたれさがるto hang
- 吊り下げるつりさげるto suspend (from)
- 垂れ下げるたれさげるto hang (a curtain)
- ハングアップhang
- 首を吊るくびをつるto hang (e.g. oneself)
- たなびくto trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.)
- こつknack
- かかるto hang
- さがるto hang
- くくるto hang (oneself)
- ハングhang
- 提げるさげるto hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
- 固まるかたまるto freeze
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