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転げ落ちる (ころげおちる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

転ころげ落おちる

こ

ろ

げ

お

ち

る

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

tumble down; fall off

Describes a person or object rolling or tumbling downward, often from a height or slope.

彼かれは階かい段だんから転ころげ落おちた。
He tumbled down the stairs.
岩いわが崖がけから転ころげ落おちるのを見み

た

。

I saw a rock tumble down the cliff.

Written forms

転ころげ落おちるUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to tumble down'.
ころげおちるUsage7%

Kanji

転revolve, turn around, change
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

落おちる
落ちる means simply 'to fall', while 転げ落ちる emphasizes a rolling or tumbling motion.
転ころぶ
転ぶ means 'to fall over' or 'to trip', often on a flat surface, whereas 転げ落ちる implies falling downward while rolling.

Etymology

Compound of 転げる (ころげる, 'to roll') and 落ちる (おちる, 'to fall').