垂れる

たれる · tareru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan

to hang

垂 — plant with drooping leaves/flowers
垂 is a pictograph showing a plant with branches and leaves hanging down toward the ground. The original sense was 'to droop' or 'hang down,' which extended to meanings like 'to let fall,' 'to bestow from above,' and 'border/edge' (where things hang at the limit).

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