宙吊り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 宙吊り(ちゅうづり) means being suspended in midair without touching the ground.
• Basic usage: It describes a worker suspended in midair by a safety harness.
  • 作業員が安全帯で宙吊りになった。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sound and spelling of 吊り
  • 吊り, from 吊る(つる), is written づり in this compound. The full reading is ちゅうづり.