noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Rare literary term for stumbling or tripping, also used figuratively for failure or setback. Modern Japanese more commonly uses つまずき or 失敗.
古典では「転蹶」が人生の挫折を表すことがある。
In classical texts, 転蹶 can represent a setback in life.
Rare kanji spelling; the second character 蹶 is not a jōyō kanji.
Variant spelling using 顛 (overturn).
Variant spelling using 顚 (top/fall).
Compound of 転 (turn over, fall) and 蹶 (stumble, fall). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare Sino-Japanese word.