こける

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
転ける
倒ける

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ける [kòkérú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ke̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

こける or コケる • (kokeruこける (kokeru)?ichidan (stem こけ (koke), past こけた (koketa))

  1. to fall over
  2. (of a performance) to flop
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
痩ける

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [kòkéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ke̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

こける • (kokeruこける (kokeru)?ichidan (stem こけ (koke), past こけた (koketa))

  1. weary, haggard
    (ほお)()けてしまった。
    Hō ga kokete shimatta.
    My cheeks have become lean.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [kòkéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ke̞ɾɯ̟]

Suffix

こける • (-kokeruichidan (stem こけ (-koke), past こけた (-koketa))

  1. (attached to the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of a verb) to continue doing something unstoppably
    (わら)こける
    waraikokeru
    to laugh uncontrollably
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN