Readings
Kun readingころ.がる、ころ.ぶ、うたた Meanings
- change in pronunciation or meaning of a word
- sound change
- word with an altered pronunciation or meaning
- turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
Radicals and components
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘcar (車) · rising cloud · two (二) · elbow · wall
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 449
Compound words
bicycle; bikeoperation (of a machine); running; working; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.)driver; chauffeurto fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism)moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demiserotation; revolution; turn; spin; working (e.g. of one's mind)to roll; to wheel; to trundle; to drive (a car); to turn overto roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie downto operateto movereversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden changetoppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel rollracing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowherechanging for the betterimputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriageconversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchoverturning pointmoving; changing residence; change of addressjob transfer; job relocation; intra-company transferconversion; shift; about-face; switchmoving out (to); moving to a different place; transfer (to a new post); being transferredchange of job; change of occupation; career changechanging (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission On Reading Examples
He tumbled on a steep slope while skiing.tatoeba The tumble hurt him badly.tatoeba No less than 3 men fell in that race.tatoeba Don't put the cart before the horse.tatoeba Additional Examples
彼は歩いて学校に行きますか、それとも自転車ですか。 Does he go to school on foot or by bicycle?tatoebaHe begged his father to buy him a bicycle.tatoeba He drove carelessly and had an accident.tatoeba He fell down on the ice and hurt his leg.tatoeba There is a legend that if you tumble on Sannei-zaka Slope, you will die within three years.wiki Rolling on the tatami mat for ukemi (falling techniques) improves the blood circulation.wiki Stroke Order
11 strokes
Turn; fall over. 車 (wheel) + 云 (turning) — a rolling wheel.
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