だるまさんがころんだ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of だるまさんがころんだ – see the following entry.

【達磨さんが転んだ】 [noun] daruma-san ga koronda ("Daruma fell over"), a Japanese children's game equivalent to the Western "statues" Alternative spelling だるまさんが転んだ

(This term, だるまさんがころんだ (darumasangakoronda), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)