Lingakuぶら下がる【ぶらさがる】
Frequency rank: 11,546. – 11,570.
- to hang down (from); to dangle; to swing; to be suspended
- to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes)
- to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- ぶら下がる【ぶらさがる】Frequency rank: 11,546. – 11,570.
- ぶらさがるFrequency rank: 38,768. – 39,308.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hang down (from); to dangle; to swing; to be suspended
- to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes)
- to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
This meaning describes something that is physically hanging or suspended in the air, often moving slightly due to gravity or motion.
The fruit is hanging from the tree.
The swing is hanging down.
This usage refers to something that is close enough to be easily accessed or seen, often suggesting temptation or an invitation to engage with it.
This meaning conveys a sense of total reliance on someone or something else, often indicating a lack of independence or self-sufficiency.
The project is entirely dependent on government support.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ぶらさがるぶら下がるもの物something that hangs downて手からぶらさがるぶら下がるto hang from one's handぶらさがるぶら下がるじょうたい状態suspended stateき木のえだ枝にぶらさがるぶら下がるto hang from a tree branchぶらさがるぶら下がるかめらカメラa hanging cameraふく服がぶらさがるぶら下がるclothes hanging downぶらさがるぶら下がるようにするto set it up to hangかれ彼にぶらさがるぶら下がるto depend entirely on himおかねお金がぶらさがるぶら下がるmoney dangling before one's eyesぶらさがりぶら下がりけんこう健康き器hanging health equipment
Example sentences
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She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling, which her brother Masahiro had hung there for her.
The big dog remained calm as the small dog hung from its leg.