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

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

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