垂れ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
垂
た
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 垂れる (tareru, “to hang down; to drip down”).[1][2][3][4]

First attested as a standalone noun from the mid-1700s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

垂(た)れ or 垂(タ)れ • (tare) 

  1. sauce, gravy, dip, especially for roasted or grilled meat, fish, or vegetables

Descendants

  • → English: tare

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “垂”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “垂れ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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