Meaning

Primary

To Dangle Something

Alternative

To Dangle

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means dangle so the verb vocab version is to dangle or to dangle something. You're doing the dangling.

Reading

たらす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

What are you trying to dangle? You're dangling a taco () in front of a hungry person. He just wants the taco, and you keep dangling it like that.

Context

Context Sentences

あの娘が涎を垂らしながら一服しているブルドッグの絵を描いたんだけど、それがすっごく可愛くってさ。

She drew a picture of a bulldog drooling while napping and it was really cute.

Kanji Composition