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    3. ぶら下がる

    ぶら下がる

    ぶ​ら​下さが​る​

    to hang down (from)

    KMT6CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ぶらさがる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to hang down (from), to dangle, to swing, to be suspended
    2.
    to be within one's reach, to dangle (before one's eyes)
    3.
    to be completely reliant on, to be entirely dependent on

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    木きの枝えだからリンゴがぶら下さがっています。

    Apples are hanging from the tree branch.

    KMT5Daily LifeNature & Environment
    彼かれは鉄てつ棒ぼうにぶら下さがって、懸けん垂すいを始はじめた。

    He hung from the horizontal bar and started doing pull-ups.

    KMT6Daily LifeSports & Martial Arts
    部へ屋やの天てん井じょうからおしゃれな照しょう明めいがぶら下さがっていた。

    A stylish light fixture was hanging from the ceiling of the room.

    KMT6Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かれはいつも親おやにぶら下さがってばかりで、自じ立りつしようとしない。

    He always relies on his parents and doesn't try to be independent.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    洞どう窟くつの天てん井じょうからは、たくさんの鍾しょう乳にゅう石せきがぶら下さがっていた。

    Many stalactites were hanging from the cave ceiling.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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