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ころ 転ぶ
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 12 Play audio Show inflections Links
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to fall down; to fall over​
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to turn out; to play out​Only applies to ころぶ, oft. as どう転んでも
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize​Only applies to ころぶ, in early Japanese Christianity
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to roll; to tumble​See also ころがる
Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
5. (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret​Archaic
Other forms
転ぶ 【まろぶ】

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