転ぶ | Japanese meaning

転ぶ【ころぶ】

Frequency rank: 3,769. – 3,770.

Godan verb with 'bu' ending; intransitive verb

to fall down; to fall over
to turn out; to play outonly applies to ころぶoft. as どう転んでも
to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatizeonly applies to ころぶin early Japanese Christianity
to roll; to tumblesee also ころがる
(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secretarchaism

Forms

転ぶ【ころぶ】【まろぶ】Frequency rank: 3,769. – 3,770.
ころぶ
まろぶFrequency rank: 39,878. – 40,464.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to fall down; to fall over

This word is used to describe the action of falling down or falling over due to losing balance, slipping, or tripping.

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I fell down on the stairs at the station.

to turn out; to play out

This meaning is used to express how a situation or event unfolds or turns out.

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His plan didn't turn out well.

to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

This meaning is used specifically in the context of abandoning Christianity and converting to Buddhism.

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He abandoned Christianity and converted to Buddhism.

to roll; to tumble

This word is used to describe the action of rolling or tumbling, often referring to objects rather than people.

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The ball rolled down the slope.

(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

This meaning is a specific usage related to geisha culture, where it refers to a geisha engaging in secret prostitution.

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She is rumored to be secretly working as a prostitute in the red-light district.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to fall down; to fall overto have fallen down completelyto fall and injure oneselfto be about to fallthere are times when one fallsa person who has fallento unexpectedly fall overprone to fallingproblems that may arise (play out)to change one's faith (to apostatize)

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Example sentences

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1. ままあママー、。

Mummy, that man just fell flat on his face!