転がす|ころがすkorogasu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto roll; to wheel; to trundle; to drive (a car)
    子供こどもたちが大おおきな雪ゆきの玉たまを転ころがしていた。↗
    The children were rolling a big snowball.
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto turn over; to tip over; to throw down
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto leave
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
Conjugation
Dictionary form転がす(ころがす)
Polite (masu)転がします(ころがします)
Negative (nai)転がさない(ころがさない)
polite (masen)転がしません(ころがしません)
classical zu / nu転がさず・転がさぬ(ころがさず・ころがさぬ)
Past (ta)転がした(ころがした)
polite (mashita)転がしました(ころがしました)
Past negative (nakatta)転がさなかった(ころがさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)転がしませんでした(ころがしませんでした)
Te form転がして(ころがして)
Potential転がせる(ころがせる)
Passive転がされる(ころがされる)
Causative転がさせる(ころがさせる)
Causative passive転がさせられる(ころがさせられる)
Conditional (ba)転がせば(ころがせば)
tara転がしたら(ころがしたら)
Volitional転がそう(ころがそう)
polite (mashou)転がしましょう(ころがしましょう)
Imperative転がせ(ころがせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
transitive転がすころがす⇄intransitive転がるころがる
ボールが転ころがる
ボールを転ころがす
転がる focuses on the event or resulting state of something rolling, as in ボールが転がる; 転がす foregrounds an agent acting on it, as in ボールを転がす.
transitive転がすころがす⇄intransitive転げるころげる
ボールが転ころげる
ボールを転ころがす
転げる focuses on the event or resulting state of something rolling, as in ボールが転げる; 転がす foregrounds an agent acting on it, as in ボールを転がす.

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym転かすこかすCasualKansai dialect, mainly for knocking or pushing someone or something over, but it can also mean making something roll; in standard Japanese use 「転がす」 for rolling.
  • Synonym転ばすころばすNeutralFor making a person fall or trip; 「転がす」 is about making round things roll.
  • Related倒すたおすCasualColloquial — the same word as 「転かす」, also written 「倒す」: mainly to push or knock someone over, sometimes to roll something; everyday rolling is 「転がす」.
  • Related押し倒すおしたおすNeutralTo push someone or something over and pin it down; 「転がす」 is about making things roll.
  • Related覆すくつがえすWrittenWritten or formal: to overthrow a government, overturn an accepted theory or a court ruling; 「転がす」 is making things roll.
  • Related打ちのめすうちのめすNeutralTo beat someone until they cannot get up, or figuratively to deal a crushing emotional blow; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Relatedひっくり返すひっくりかえすNeutralTo flip something over or knock it over, and figuratively to overturn a decision; 「転がす」 centers on making things roll.
  • Related叩き伏せるたたきふせるNeutralTo strike someone forcefully to the ground, or to utterly defeat them; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Related殴り倒すなぐりたおすNeutralTo knock someone down with one's fists; 「転がす」 is mainly for rolling things, though it can also mean flooring someone.
  • Related打ち倒すうちたおすWrittenWritten or formal prose for striking an opponent down or defeating them; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Relatedぶっ倒すぶったおすCasualColloquial with a rough edge: to knock someone down or topple them; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Related叩きのめすたたきのめすNeutralTo beat someone until they can no longer stand; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Related張り倒すはりたおすNeutralTo slap someone down with an open hand; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Related突き倒すつきたおすNeutralTo shove or push someone over hard; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Related引き倒すひきたおすNeutralTo pull something over by tugging at it; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
  • Antonym留めるとどめるNeutralTo bring something moving to a stop — the opposite of 「転がす」, which sets things in motion.

Use 「転がす」 to roll balls, barrels and the like, and colloquially for driving a car or reselling goods. For making a person fall, pick 「転ばす」; for turning something over, 「ひっくり返す」; for overturning an established conclusion, 「覆す」; for knocking someone down, 「殴り倒す」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 回転かいてんさせながら動うごかす。
  2. ひっくり返かえす。横転おうてんさせる。
  3. 価格かかくを上あげるため、転売てんばいを繰り返くりかえす。
  4. 無造作むぞうさに放置ほうちする。
  5. もてあそぶ。
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