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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
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Kanji Grade 6 - 垂

Kanji character Grade 6 垂. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 垂
About
droop, suspend, hang, slouch
Kun: た.れる、 た.らす、 た.れ、 -た.れ、 なんなんと.す
On: スイ
8 strokes
Radical: earth 土
Parts: 一 | ノ
 
Onyomi
垂直 【スイチョク】 vertical, perpendicular
垂纓 【スイエイ】 hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), drooping tail
口蓋垂 【コウガイスイ】 uvula
虫垂 【チュウスイ】 (vermiform) appendix
 
Kunyomi
垂れる 【たれる】 to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down, to leave behind (at death), to give, to confer, to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop
垂らす 【たらす】 to dribble, to spill, to suspend, to hang down, to slouch, to dangle
垂れ 【たれ】 sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce), hanging, something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.), (kendo) loin guard, kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character, -ass, -head
垂れ幕 【たれまく】 hanging banner, hanging screen, curtain
垂んとす 【なりなんとす】 to close in on (30 years of age, etc.), to approach, to get close to
垂んとする 【なんなんとする】 to close in on (30 years of age, etc.), to approach, to get close to