Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to bow one's head; to hang one's head

    彼は恥ずかしさのあまり首を垂れた。
    He hung his head in shame.
  2. to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

Also written 首を垂れる【こうべをたれる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

head, counter for large animals

Kun
あたまかしら-がしらかぶり
On
トウ
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
433 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

かみがみちゃんつむり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-9SKIP code
9a7.6The Kanji Dictionary
1118.6Four corner code
3061deroo
982dUnicode hex code
1-38-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4469Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6639New Nelson (John Haig)
1604New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2019Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1441Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1549Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
386A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2504Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
519Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43490Morohashi
186A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294sakade
275Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
203henshall3
238Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
234crowley
166Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1453Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tou2, tou5Pinyin reading
duKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

droop, suspend, hang, slouch

Kun
た.れるた.らすた.れ-た.れなんなんと.す
On
スイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1720 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Used in names as

たるだれ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-8-2, 2-1-7SKIP code
0a8.12The Kanji Dictionary
2010.4Four corner code
2272deroo
5782Unicode hex code
1-31-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
211Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
999New Nelson (John Haig)
3565New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4382Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2219Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2985Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1582Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1705Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1716A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
761Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1214Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5012Morohashi
907A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1070Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1117Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1150Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
918henshall3
866Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1322Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
350Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1596Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chui2Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level