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2 exact word matches found in search '垂れる'
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down
2. to leave behind (at death); to give; to confer
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Most common form: しだれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to droop; to hang down; to weep
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2 words found containing '垂れる' in any position
Most common form: 釣り糸をたれる
expression, ichidan verb
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
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expression
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest  (see also: 実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな; proverb)
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4 partial word matches found in search '垂れる'
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noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
weeping form (e.g. tree)  (see also: しだれ桜)
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Most common form: たれ
noun
1. hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)
2. sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi  (also タレ; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 紙垂
noun
1. zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
2. hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)  (this meaning is restricted to form 四手, 垂)
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Most common form: られる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")  (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)
2. indicates the potential form  (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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