How to say "suspend" in Japanese

• かけるJLPT N5approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers suspending something by attaching it to or from a support, as with hanging a coat, a picture, or a sail. Choose this when the emphasis is on fixing something onto a hanger, hook, or similar point.
  コートをハンガーに掛かけておきなさい。↗

  Put your coat on a hanger.
• 下げるさげるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbFor suspending something so that it hangs downward, including wearing something such as a decoration. Use it when you lower or let something hang down from above rather than attaching it onto a surface.
• つるJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbMeans to hang or suspend something, and also to sling or wear an item such as a sword. A good general verb for hanging an object up, especially carrying or fastening it by suspension.
• ぶら下げるぶらさげるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbTo hang or suspend something so that it dangles or swings freely. Pick this when the hanging object sways loosely rather than being held firmly in place.
• 休めるやすめるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbMatches the abstract sense of suspending an activity, as in pausing or giving something a rest. This is the one to use for suspending work, business, or proceedings, not for physically hanging objects.
  ちょっと手てを休やすめて気持きもちを和やわらげれば、肩かたのストレスや緊張感きんちょうかんがとれるよ。↗

  If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.

Use 「かける」 for hanging something on or from a support, 「下げる」 and 「ぶら下げる」 for letting something hang down, 「つる」 for hanging or slinging objects, and 「休める」 for suspending activities.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• かけるto hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall)
• 下げるさげるto hang
• つるto hang
• ぶら下げるぶらさげるto hang
• 休めるやすめるto rest
• 吊り下げるつりさげるto suspend (from)
• 垂らすたらすto suspend
• 引き切るひききるto interrupt