つり手(て)

つりて
noun
hanging strap; (train/bus) strap; hanging handle
1. hanging strap; hanging handle
A strap or handle that hangs from above for standing passengers to hold on a train or bus; also a hanging handle on a bag or fixture.
つり手(て)につかまる。
to hold on to the hanging strap.
電車(でんしゃ)が揺(ゆ)れたので、とっさにつり手(て)を握(にぎ)った。
The train shook, so I instinctively gripped the strap.
満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)で、つり手(て)にも手(て)が届(とど)かないほど混(こ)んでいた。
The train was so packed that I couldn't even reach a hanging strap.

Written 吊(つ)り手(て) or つり手(て), from 吊(つ)る (to hang, to suspend) + 手(て) (handle). Most often refers to the loop straps hanging in trains and buses for standing passengers.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • つり手(て)につかまる: to hold on to the strap
  • つり手(て)を握(にぎ)る: to grip the strap

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • つり革(かわ): strap hanger — the same train strap, naming the (originally leather) loop
  • 手(て)すり: handrail — a fixed rail, not a hanging strap
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