# 垂 — Droop

Frequency rank 1390 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 穏 (Calm), less common than 弘 (Vast).

- On’yomi: すい
- Kun’yomi: た
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

The character looks like something hanging and sagging downward — vertical and horizontal lines droop with gravity, every stroke pulling down like wet laundry drooping on a line.

In words:

- 垂れる たれる — to hang;to droop;to drop;to lower;to pull down;to dangle;to sag;to drip;to ooze;to trickle;to leave
- 垂直 すいちょく — vertical,perpendicular

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