垂(た)れる

たれる
verb (ichidan)
to hang down, to drip
1. to hang down, to dangle
For something to hang downward from a point of attachment.
実(みの)るほど頭(こうべ)を垂(た)れる稲穂(いなほ)かな。
The riper the rice, the lower it bows its head.
Famous proverb about humility
枝(えだ)が重(おも)そうに垂(た)れている。
The branches are hanging down heavily.
2. to drip, to droop
For liquid to fall in drops, or for something to sag.
汗(あせ)が額(ひたい)から垂(た)れる。
Sweat drips from my forehead.
ソースが垂(た)れている。
The sauce is dripping.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: 垂(た)らす (transitive). Pattern: Xが垂(た)れる.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 頭(こうべ)を垂(た)れる (to bow one's head)
  • 汗(あせ)が垂(た)れる (sweat drips)
  • 枝(えだ)が垂(た)れる (branches hang down)
  • しだれ桜(ざくら) (weeping cherry - from 垂(た)れる)

IDIOM:

  • 実(みの)るほど頭(こうべ)を垂(た)れる稲穂(いなほ)かな (The more accomplished one becomes, the more humble one should be)
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Added 2026.2.5 11:14
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