Japanese symbol for “tumble”
転落
てんらく
Romaji: tenraku
fall; tumble; spill; plunge
In Japanese, tumble is 転落, read てんらく (tenraku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive
- n, vi, vs fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent; degradation; comedown; demotion
Written forms: 転落、顛落. Readings: てんらく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tumble”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 転がる | ころがる korogaru | to roll; to tumble |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ korobu | to roll; to tumble |
| でんぐり返し | でんぐりがえし dengurigaeshi | somersault; tumble; roll |
| 転げる | ころげる korogeru | to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter) |
| ひょろつく | ひょろつく hyorotsuku | to totter; to stagger; to tumble |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 運転 | うんてん unten | operation (of a machine); running; working |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout |
| 転換 | てんかん tenkan | conversion; diversion; changeover |
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tumble”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.