Definition: 意味
to roll; to fall over; to lie down
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 転がる 【ころがる】(korogaru)
Meaning:
- to roll; to tumble
- to fall over; to roll over
- to lie down
- to be scattered about; to be lying around
- to change (a situation or outcome)
- to come easily; to be common; to fall into one’s hands; to grow on trees
Type: Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb
Level: JLPT N2 Vocabulary
転がる - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
その時から10年が転がるように過ぎた。
そのときから１０ねんがころがるようにすぎた。
sono toki kara 10 nen ga korogaru you ni sugita.
Ten years rolled by since then.
Example #2
犬が芝生に寝転がっていた。
いぬがしばふにねころがっていた。
inu ga shibafu ni nekoroagtteita.
A dog was laying on the grass.
Example #3
こんな石ならその辺にいくらでも転がっている。
こんないしならそのへんにいくらでもころがっている。
konna ishi nara sono hen ni ikura demo korogatteiru.
There are rocks like this lying about anywhere around here.
Example #4
地震の間，彼女は自分が部屋中を転がるように感じた。
じしんのあいだ、かのじょはじぶんがへやじゅうをころがるようにかんじた。
jishin no aida, kanojo wa jibun ga heyajuu wo korogaru you ni kanjita.
During the earthquake, she felt herself go flying across the room.
Example #5
転がる石には苔がつかない。
ころがるいしにはこけがつかない。
korogaru ishi ni wa koke ga tsukanai.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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