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でんぐり返る (でんぐりがえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

でんぐり返がえる

also: でんぐりかえる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

turn a somersault; turn head over heels; turn topsy-turvy

Describes a person or thing flipping over, either intentionally (a somersault) or accidentally (tumbling). The verb is intransitive.

子こ供どもが芝生しばふの上うえででんぐり返がえった。
The child turned a somersault on the lawn.
自じ転てん車しゃがでんぐり返がえって、

荷に

物もつ

が

散ち

らばっ

た

。

The bicycle flipped over and the luggage scattered.

Written forms

でんぐり返るUsage44%
- でんぐりがえる
  Standard kanji-kana spelling; the verb is often written in kana, but this form is well recognized.
- でんぐりかえる
でんぐりがえるUsage56%
Kana spelling reflecting the most common pronunciation.
でんぐりかえる
Kana spelling for the alternative pronunciation.

Kanji

返return, answer, fade

Similar words

でんぐり返がえし
The transitive counterpart meaning 'to make someone/something somersault' or 'to flip over'.

Etymology

The word is likely a mimetic or sound-symbolic formation from でんぐり (an adverb describing tumbling) combined with 返る (to turn over). The exact origin is uncertain.