転ぶ
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to fall down; to fall over
2. to turn out; to play out (oft. as どう転んでも)
3. to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize (in early Japanese Christianity)
4. to roll; to tumble
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ころぶ
Examples49
転んで
I fell down and hurt my wrist.
どっち
Heads I win, tails you lose.
どちら
It's touch and go.
転んで
All's grist that comes to his mill.
私
I fell down on the ice.
鎧
He who wears armor falls with a big crash!