ころ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぶ, intransitive)
1. to fall down; to fall over
2. to turn out; to play out
oft. as どう転んでも
when read as "ころぶ"
3. to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
in early Japanese Christianity
when read as "ころぶ"
4. to roll; to tumble
5. (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
Kanji used
roll around
Pitch accent
ろぶ
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
Examples (19 in total)
Babies often fall down.
The old woman got hurt when she fell.
I took good care that I did not fall.