垂れ

垂れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
垂
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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

• (Tokyo) たれ​ [tàréꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[3][4]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ɾe̞]

Noun

垂(た)れ • (tare) 

1. [from 1860] sauce, gravy, dip, especially for roasted or grilled meat, fish, or vegetables

Descendants

• → English: tare

References

1. “垂”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2. “垂れ”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN