่ปข

JLPT N4

Turn, move

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใƒ†ใƒณ (ten)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ“ใ‚(ใถ), ใ“ใ‚.ใŒใ‚‹, ใ“ใ‚.ใ’ใ‚‹ , ใ“ใ‚.ใŒใ™ , ใพใ‚.ใถ (less common) (koro(bu), koro.garu, koro.geru, koro.gasu, maro.bu (less common))
โ€ข ใ“ใ‚.ใŒใ‚‹ (korogaru) โ€“ to roll, tumble โ€ข ใ“ใ‚.ใ’ใ‚‹ (korogeru) โ€“ to roll over โ€ข ใ“ใ‚.ใŒใ™ (korogasu) โ€“ to make something roll โ€ข ใพใ‚.ใถ (marobu) โ€“ to turn around (less common)

Vocabulary

่ปขใถ
ใ“ใ‚ใถ
fall
้‹่ปข
ใ†ใ‚“ใฆใ‚“
drive
ๅ›ž่ปข
ใ‹ใ„ใฆใ‚“
rotation
่ปข่ท
ใฆใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ
job change
่ปขๆ ก
ใฆใ‚“ใ“ใ†
school transfer

Example Sentences

้“ใง่ปขใณใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใฟใก ใง ใ“ใ‚ใณใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I fell on the road.
่ปŠใ‚’้‹่ปขใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใใ‚‹ใพ ใ‚’ ใ†ใ‚“ใฆใ‚“ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I drive a car.
ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใŒๅ›ž่ปขใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใฉใ‚ ใŒ ใ‹ใ„ใฆใ‚“ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
The door rotates.
่ปข่ทใ‚’่€ƒใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
ใฆใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ ใ‚’ ใ‹ใ‚“ใŒใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
I consider changing jobs.
่ปขๆ กใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใฆใ‚“ใ“ใ† ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I transferred schools.

Cultural Note

๐Ÿ”„ ่ปข reflects the Japanese awareness of movement, transport, and change:
โ€ข Used in daily life for driving, mail forwarding, or school/job transfers.
โ€ข Symbolically, ่ปข appears in proverbs like ่ปขใฐใฌๅ…ˆใฎๆ– (ใ“ใ‚ใฐใฌใ•ใใฎใคใˆ) โ€“ โ€œa cane before you stumbleโ€, emphasizing preparation and caution in life.
โ€ข In historical contexts, it could refer to movement of carts, horses, or troops, linking motion to progress or change.