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転がる (ころがる): to roll, to tumble — Japanese vocabulary

転がる is read ころがる and means "to roll, to tumble". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

転がる

Reading
ころがる · korogaru
Translation
to roll, to tumble
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ころがるが

Example

車輪はゆっくり転がり始めた。

しゃりんはゆっくりころがりはじめた。

The wheel began to roll slowly.

Kanji in this word

  • 転 — roll, revolve

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