| こ | ろ |
|---|---|
| 転 |
| ぶ |
Godan verb, intransitive verb
- to fall down, to fall over.
- to turn out, to play out. Oft. as どう転んでも.
- to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize. In early Japanese Christianity.
- to roll, to tumble.
- (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret. Archaism.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
転ぶ | ころぶ | ✔ | |||||
|
転ぶ | まろぶ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
revolve, turn around, change
テン ころ.がる うたた (3rd, N4)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)