達磨さんが転んだ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
達 磨 転
だる
Grade: 4 		ま
Grade: S 		ころ
Grade: 3
irregular goon kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
達磨さんが轉んだ (kyūjitai)
だるまさんが転んだ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [da̠ɾɯ̟ma̠sa̠ŋ ɡa̠ ko̞ɾõ̞nda̠]

Noun

達(だる)磨(ま)さんが転(ころ)んだ • (daruma-san ga koronda) 

  1. daruma-san ga koronda ("Daruma fell over"), a Japanese children's game equivalent to the Western "statues"

Synonyms

  • 坊(ぼん)さんが屁(へ)をこいた (bon-san ga he o koita) (Kansai dialect)

Interjection

達磨(だるま)さんが転(ころ)んだ • (daruma-san ga koronda) 

  1. The 10-syllable interjection used to count down, syllable by syllable, in daruma-san ga koronda
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