How to say 'Roll' in Japanese | 転がる

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The Japanese word for Roll is 'Korogaru', written as 転がる in Japanese.'Roll' in hiragana is ころがる.

word

転がる

Meaning

Roll

Reading

ころがる

korogaru

Kanji

転Revolve

Explanation

The Japanese verb '転がる (ころがる)' means 'to roll'. This verb is used to describe the action of an object moving by turning over and over on a surface. It can be used for both intentional and unintentional rolling. For example: the ball rolled down the hill「ボールが丘を転がった」(ぼーるがおかをころがった). He rolled on the floor laughing「彼は床の上で転がって笑った」(かれはゆかのうえでころがってわらった). Additionally, '転がる' can also be used metaphorically to describe something being readily available or easily found, as in 'opportunities are rolling around'「チャンスが転がっている」(ちゃんすがころがっている).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5991

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 転がる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

転

Meaning

Revolve

Hiragana in the Word 転がる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

が

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 転がる Through the Kanji 転

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 転 as well.

word

自転車

Meaning

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運転

Meaning

Driving

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運転手

Meaning

Driver

word

転ぶ

Meaning

Fall

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 'Korogaru' (転がる) mean?

'Korogaru' means 'Roll' .

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