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tsuru
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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tsuru

English Meaning(s) for つる

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
  2. to hang oneself (in the form 首を吊る)
  3. to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
  2. to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight

Definition and Synonyms for つる

Unkind lacking kindness
Synonyms: つる, つる, いけず, いける, つれる, つれない, 不人情, 不親切
Hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
Synonyms: つる, かける, くくる, ぶら下げる, 吊るす, 垂れる, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける, 枝垂れる
Suspend stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Synonyms: つる, ぶら下げる, 中断, 休む, 休める, 吊るす, 垂らす
Angling fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
Synonyms: つり, つる, 吊り, 釣る
Cold extended meanings
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, けんもほろろ, よそよそしい, 他人行儀, 冷たい, 冷ややか, 冷淡, 寒い, 無情, 無愛想
Apathetic marked by a lack of interest
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, 冷たい, 無関心
Twitch make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Synonyms: つる, ひくつく, ピクピク動く, 引きつる, 引きつれる, 引っつれる
Tack On fix to
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, つる, かける, つける, つける, しつける, ぶら下げる, 付く, 付く, 仮縫い, 吊るす, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける
Suspend hang freely
Synonyms: つる, ぶら下げる, 吊るす, 吊り下げる, 釣る
Hang cause to be hanging or suspended
Synonyms: つる, かける, ぶら下げる, 吊るす, 吊り下げる, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける, 釣る
Hang decorate or furnish with something suspended
Synonyms: つる, かける, くくる, ぶら下げる, 下げる, 吊るす, 垂れる, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける, 枝垂れる
Suspend render temporarily ineffective
Synonyms: つる, ぶら下げる, 休む, 休める, 吊るす, 垂らす
Indifferent showing no care or concern in attitude or action
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, そっけない, 冷たい, 気のない
Tack On attach
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, つる, かける, つける, つける, しつける, ぶら下げる, 付く, 付く, 仮縫い, 吊るす, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける
Cold especially of psychological coldness
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, けんもほろろ, よそよそしい, 他人行儀, 冷たい, 冷ややか, 冷淡, 寒い, 無情, 無愛想
Cold without human warmth or emotion
Synonyms: つる, つる, つれる, つれない, けんもほろろ, よそよそしい, 他人行儀, 冷たい, 冷ややか, 冷淡, 寒い, 無情, 無愛想

Categories つる is a member of

Molder break down
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Interrupt terminate
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Sportfishing the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
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Attach cause to be attached
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Fix cause to be firmly attached
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Hang cause to be hanging or suspended
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Decorate make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
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Shelve hold back to a later time
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Move Reflexively move in an uncontrolled manner
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Stroke Order Diagrams for つる

Conjugations for つる

masu stem
tsuri
Negative stem
tsura
te-form
tsutte
Negative te-form
tsuranakute
Adverbial Negative Form
tsuranaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuranai
Past Indicative Form
tsutta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsuranakatta
Presumptive Form
tsurou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsurimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurimasen
Past Indicative Form
tsurimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsurimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
tsurimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuritai
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuritakunai
Past Indicative Form
tsuritakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsuritakunakatta
Adjective stem
tsurita
te-form
tsuritakute
Negative te-form
tsuritakunakute
Adverbial Form
tsuritaku
Provisional Form
tsuritakereba
Provisional Negative Form
tsuritakunakereba
Conditional Form
tsuritakattara
Conditional Negative Form
tsuritakunakattara
Objective Form
tsuritasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsure
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsurinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsureba
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuranakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
tsuranakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuttara
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuranakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuttari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsureru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurenai
Past Indicative Form
tsureta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsurenakatta
masu-stem
tsure
te-form
tsurete
Negative te-form
tsurenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsuremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsuremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsurareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsurareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsurarenakatta
masu stem
tsurare
te-form
tsurarete
Negative te-form
tsurarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuraremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsuraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsuraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuraseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurasenai
Past Indicative Form
tsuraseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsurasenakatta
masu stem
tsurase
te-form
tsurasete
Negative te-form
tsurasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsurasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurasemasen
Past Indicative Form
tsurasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsurasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsurasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurasarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsurasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsurasarenakatta
masu stem
tsurasare
te-form
tsurasarete
Negative te-form
tsurasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsurasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsurasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsurasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
tsuran
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuranu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsurazaru

Sample Sentences for つる

I feel the tension in my neck, where it gets sore and stiff.
When cleaning the classroom, a few students carry the podium.
He brought back his child in his car.
I will take my mother out in my new car tomorrow.
She bribed her child to take the bitter medicine.

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