# 垂 — hang down; droop

垂 means “hang down; droop”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: スイ (sui). Kun'yomi: た(れる) (tareru). You'll see it in words such as 垂らす (tarasu, “to dribble; to spill”).

- Meaning: hang down; droop
- On'yomi: スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi: た(れる) (tareru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 4

## Words with 垂

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 垂らす | たらす (tarasu) | to dribble; to spill |
| 垂れる | たれる (tareru) | to hang; to droop |

## Don't confuse it with

[在](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exist/) · [存](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/be-aware/) · [郵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mail/) · [剰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excess/)

## More in the “Moving 4” set

[垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [旋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rotate/) · [奔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dash/) · [遷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/transfer/) · [堕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/degenerate/) · [逐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drive-out/) · [蹴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kick/) · [遡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-upstream/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/. Last updated 2026-11-01.