Translation guide
How to express 'roll over' in Japanese, covering physical rolling, turning over in bed, and figurative uses like yielding or reinvesting.
To turn one's body over, such as rolling over in bed or a dog rolling over.
Most common for a person rolling over in bed. Literally 'to strike a turn in sleep'.
I rolled over many times during the night.
Verb meaning 'to turn over in bed'. Slightly more casual than 寝返りを打つ.
The baby rolled over.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to roll' or 'to roll over' (e.g., a ball, a person on the ground). For deliberate rolling, use 転がす (transitive).
The dog rolled over on the grass.
Means 'to be overturned' or 'to flip over', often accidentally. Can be used for a person or object.
He rolled over off the sofa.
To flip or turn something over, like a pancake or a piece of paper.
Transitive verb meaning 'to turn over' or 'to flip' (e.g., a card, a pancake). Focuses on revealing the other side.
Please flip the pancake over.
Transitive verb meaning 'to roll' something. Used for rolling a ball or log, not typically for flipping flat objects.
To submit or give up without resistance.
To extend or reinvest funds, such as rolling over a CD or loan.
Directly translating 'roll over' as ロールオーバー is only appropriate in financial contexts. For physical rolling, use the verbs above.
Transitive verb meaning 'to overturn' or 'to flip over'. More forceful than 裏返す.
He flipped the table over.
丸太を転がして動かした。
We rolled the log over to move it.