垂

音読おんよみ: スイ

訓読くんよみ: たれる・たらす

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 土（つち / earth radical）

Meaning

To droop or hang downward. Often used for things that suspend, hang loosely, or drip.

  • 垂直すいちょく — Vertical, perpendicular
  • 垂たれ幕まく — Hanging banner
  • 垂たれる — To hang, to droop
  • 垂たらす — To let something drip or hang down
  • 懸垂けんすい — Pull-up exercise

This character conveys the idea of something gently hanging downward — like threads, vines, or droplets. In ancient contexts, it also related to divine will or transmission from above. A core shape used in other kanji like 懸, 睡, and 垂涎.

雨あめが 屋根やねから 垂たれてきた。
Rain was dripping from the roof.

垂直すいちょくに 壁かべに 線せんを 引ひいてください。
Please draw a vertical line on the wall.

Use スイ in compound terms like 垂直 or 懸垂. Use たれる and たらす for describing real-world physical states or motions like water dripping or banners hanging.

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