転ころがる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to roll; to tumble
However, from beyond the end of the hallway, came the sound of ice rolling.
2. to fall over; to roll over
Pushed down just like that, I fell over onto the floor.
3. to lie down
I was tired, so I lay down on the floor to rest.
4. to be scattered about; to be lying around
I can't believe such an important book is lying around on the floor!
5. (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
But if things go well, the results will be really amazing.
6. to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees
It's a common story, the kind you find anywhere.
Kanji used
roll around
Pitch accent
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Top 2000
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to lie down; to throw oneself down
Examples (28 in total)
A cell phone is lying on the floor.
I was tired, so I lay down on the floor to rest.
Thank goodness things turned out well!
Even so, it does not stop, but keeps rolling relentlessly.
Broken parts were lying on the floor.
The wheel began to roll slowly.
It fell into the ditch and rolled away.
The answer was lying right in front of him.
The ball rolls on the floor and is picked up by the opponent.
It's a common story, the kind you find anywhere.
The rope has come undone and is lying at her feet.
Pushed down just like that, I fell over onto the floor.
On Sunday I lay on the sofa watching TV.
The ball rolled across the lawn.
While tumbling and rolling, she struggles to get up.
"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.
The cat rolled over and showed its belly.
There are similar properties all over the place.
I can't believe such an important book is lying around on the floor!
But if things go well, the results will be really amazing.
A large bag was lying a little way off.
The more time passes, the more the situation slides toward the worst.
However, from beyond the end of the hallway, came the sound of ice rolling.
The pencil fell due to the recoil and rolled all the way to the window.
A baseball came rolling to my feet.
First, I picked up the chair that had been lying on the ground and set it back in its original place.
The mobile phone I had been loosely holding slipped out of my hand and rolled on the floor.
For example, if a bloodstained knife is lying around, you assume it's the murder weapon.