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転ぶ (ころぶ): to fall down, to fall over — Japanese vocabulary

転ぶ is read ころぶ and means "to fall down, to fall over". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

転ぶ

Reading
ころぶ · korobu
Translation
to fall down, to fall over
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ころぶが

Example

彼は氷の上で転んで脚を傷めた。

かれはこおりのうえでころんであしをいためた。

He fell down on the ice and hurt his leg.

Kanji in this word

  • 転 — roll, revolve

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