Jiten beta

転(ころ)ぶ
Rank #2,500

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb
    1. to fall down; to fall over
  • 2. to turn out; to play out
  • 3. to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
  • 4. to roll; to tumble
  • Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb, archaic
    5. (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

Readings

転ぶ
(95%)
ころぶ
(3%)
まろぶ
(<1%)
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