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“To fall down” in Japanese

Short answer
転ぶ korobu ころぶ

To fall down in Japanese is “転ぶ” (korobu). Full meaning: to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize.

Other ways to say “To fall down” in Japanese

ずっこける zukkokeru to fall down (e.g. off a chair), to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses), to slide down; to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up, to be on the spree, to cut loose, to mess around 崩折れる kuzuoreru to collapse (physically or emotionally), to fall down ぶっ倒れる buttaoreru to collapse, to fall down (in a heap) 轉ぶ korobu to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize 転べる koroberu to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize ころん koron to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize ころぶ korobu to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize まろぶ marobu to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize コロん koron to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize コロぶ korobu to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize ころべる koroberu to fall down, to fall over; to turn out, to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize

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