How to say 'Fall' in Japanese | 転ぶ

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The Japanese word for Fall is 'Korobu', written as 転ぶ in Japanese.'Fall' in hiragana is ころぶ.

word

転ぶ

Meaning

Fall

Reading

ころぶ

korobu

Kanji

転Revolve

Explanation

The Japanese verb '転ぶ (ころぶ)' means 'to fall'. It is commonly used to describe the action of falling down, typically due to losing balance or tripping. This verb can be used in various contexts, such as falling on the ground, falling off a bicycle, or even metaphorically falling into a bad situation. For example: I fell on the road「道で転んだ」(みちでころんだ). The child fell while running「子供は走っていて転んだ」(こどもははしっていてころんだ). It is important to note that '転ぶ' is often used in casual conversations and can be conjugated to fit different tenses and forms.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1089

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 転ぶ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

転

Meaning

Revolve

Hiragana in the Word 転ぶ

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

ぶ

Reading

Words Related to 転ぶ Through the Kanji 転

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 転 as well.

word

自転車

Meaning

Bicycle

word

運転

Meaning

Driving

word

運転手

Meaning

Driver

word

転換

Meaning

Conversion, Shift

word

自転

Meaning

Rotation

word

回転

Meaning

Rotation

word

転がす

Meaning

Roll

word

移転

Meaning

Relocation

word

転がる

Meaning

Roll

word

転ずる

Meaning

Change

word

転勤

Meaning

Transfer

word

転職

Meaning

Job change

word

寝転ぶ

Meaning

Lie

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What does 'Korobu' (転ぶ) mean?

'Korobu' means 'Fall' .

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