Japanese word

ぶら下がる

Pronunciation

Romajiburasagaru

Meaning

  • verbhang

Example

子どもは鉄棒にぶら下がります。ko do mo wa tetsu bō ni bu ra sa ga ri ma su

The child hangs from the bar.

Illustration for ぶら下がる (hang)

More examples

ねこが木の枝にぶら下がっています。ne ko ga ki no eda ni bu ra sa ga tte i ma su

The cat is hanging from a tree branch.

荷物がドアの取っ手からぶら下がっています。ni motsu ga do a no to tte ka ra bu ra sa ga tte i ma su

A bag is hanging from the doorknob.

Core concept

Expresses being held from above while hanging freely below the point of support.

Common phrases

  • 鉄棒にぶら下がるtetsu bō ni bu ra sa ga ru

    hang from a bar

  • 枝にぶら下がるeda ni bu ra sa ga ru

    hang from a branch

  • 天井からぶら下がるten jō ka ra bu ra sa ga ru

    hang from the ceiling

Similar words

吊り下がるtsurisagaru: To be suspended from above and hang downward without support from below.
垂れ下がるtaresagaru: To hang downward from an attached point, often in a loose or limp form.

Definition in Japanese

上にある物に支えられたまま、下向きに垂れている状態になる。ue ni a ru mono ni sasa e ra re ta ma ma shita mu ki ni ta re te i ru jō tai ni na ru

Word origin

ぶら下がる (burasagaru) is a native Japanese compound of ぶら (bura, "loosely swinging") and 下がる (sagaru, "hang down").

Usage tips

  • The compound ぶら下がり取材 (burasagari shuzai) refers to reporters informally questioning a public figure after an event, extending the verb's image of staying close to someone.

Other meanings

  • dangleverb
  • be suspendedverb

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