Translation guide
The English word 'tumbling' can refer to the sport of gymnastics/acrobatics, the act of falling or rolling, or a sudden drop in value. This guide helps learners choose the right Japanese expression based on the intended meaning.
The sport or activity involving flips, rolls, and acrobatic movements.
Loanword from English, commonly used in sports contexts for tumbling as a gymnastics discipline.
She is good at tumbling.
General term for gymnastics; can include tumbling but is broader. Use with context to specify tumbling.
Tumbling is a type of gymnastics.
Specifically 'floor exercise' in gymnastics, which includes tumbling. More technical.
He performed tumbling in the floor exercise.
The act of falling down, rolling over, or moving in an uncontrolled manner.
Falling down, tumbling over. Often used for people tripping or falling.
I tumbled down the stairs and got hurt.
Intransitive verb meaning to roll over or tumble. For objects or people rolling.
Similar to 転がる but often implies a more sudden or clumsy tumble. Casual.
To fall down, tumble. Very common for people falling.
A rapid decrease in price, value, or amount, often used in financial contexts.
A sudden drop or plunge, commonly used for stock prices or values.
Stock prices tumbled.
A crash or steep fall, stronger than 急落. Used for markets or currencies.
A more general phrase meaning 'to drop suddenly'. Can be used in casual conversation.
The temperature tumbled.
The loanword タンブリング is only used for the sport. For falling down, use verbs like 転ぶ or 転倒する.
転がる is a neutral rolling motion, while 転げる often implies a clumsy or sudden tumble. 転げる is more casual and less common in formal writing.
ボールが坂を転がっていった。
The ball tumbled down the slope.
石につまずいて転げた。
I tripped on a stone and tumbled.
The child tumbled in the park.
通貨が暴落した。
The currency tumbled.