Meaning of ぶら下がる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ぶら下がる
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Kana Readingぶらさがる
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Romajiburasagaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to hang from; to dangle; to swing
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Example Sentences
ぶら下がる, ぶらさがる used in context
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彼女は天井からぶら下がっている自分の鶴の群に目をやった。これは兄の雅弘が禎子のためにつるしてくれたものだった。
She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling, which her brother Masahiro had hung there for her.
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There was a lamp hanging above the table.
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その小さな犬が足にぶら下がって来ても、大きな犬は黙ったままでした。
The big dog remained calm as the small dog hung from its leg.
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「わたしは、ぶら下がるには、年をとりすぎています。」と男の子はいいました。
I am too old to swing on branches, said the boy.
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Kanji found in this word
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
On: カ, ゲ
Kun: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
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