Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to hang down (from), to dangle, to swing, to be suspended.
  2. to be within one's reach, to dangle (before one's eyes).
  3. to be completely reliant on, to be entirely dependent on.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
ぶら下がる ぶらさがる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)