懸垂|けんすいkensui[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbpull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsuspension; dangling; hanging
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 懸垂する(けんすいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 懸垂します(けんすいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 懸垂しない(けんすいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 懸垂しません(けんすいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 懸垂せず・懸垂せぬ(けんすいせず・けんすいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 懸垂した(けんすいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 懸垂しました(けんすいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 懸垂しなかった(けんすいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 懸垂しませんでした(けんすいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 懸垂して(けんすいして) |
| Potential | 懸垂できる(けんすいできる) |
| Passive | 懸垂される(けんすいされる) |
| Causative | 懸垂させる(けんすいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 懸垂させられる(けんすいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 懸垂すれば(けんすいすれば) |
| tara | 懸垂したら(けんすいしたら) |
| Volitional | 懸垂しよう(けんすいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 懸垂しましょう(けんすいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 懸垂しろ(けんすいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- RelatedさがるNeutralThe everyday all-purpose verb for moving down or hanging; far broader than 「懸垂」 and not tied to hanging the body for exercise.
- Related垂れるたれるNeutralDroops naturally downward; also covers liquid dripping and even giving instruction or a scolding, so its range is much wider than 「懸垂」.
- Related垂れ下がるたれさがるNeutralOne end droops down; describes the look of a hanging object rather than a movement, so it suits things, not the exercise.
- Relatedぶら下がるぶらさがるNeutralColloquial: hanging onto something with your body, swinging or dangling; the everyday word closest to 「懸垂」.
- Related吊り下がるつりさがるNeutralHangs suspended from above, swaying; used mostly of objects rather than of a person exercising, so it is no substitute for 「懸垂」.
- Related枝垂れるしだれるWrittenA written-style word for branches drooping down like willow strands, as with weeping cherry trees; not used for exercise.
- Related吊り下げるつりさげるNeutralTransitive: you hang something up from above; it names the act of suspending an object, not a sport or body movement.
For the exercise use 「懸垂」, as in 「懸垂を10回する」. In everyday speech, hanging your body is 「ぶら下がる」, and an object drooping down is 「垂れ下がる」; the rest describe hanging or drooping of things or general downward movement.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


