でんぐり返り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かえ > がえ
Grade: 3

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb でんぐり返る (dengurigaeru, to turn over; to somersault; to be head over heels, to be in disarray, to be very confused).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

でんぐり(がえ) (dengurigaeri

  1. the act of turning something over or turning something upside-down
  2. a somersault (either forwards or backwards)

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Verb

でんぐり(がえ)する (dengurigaeri surusuru (stem でんぐり(がえ) (dengurigaeri shi), past でんぐり(がえ)した (dengurigaeri shita))

  1. to somersault

Usage notes

When used as a verb, this term often takes the object particle (o), as でんぐり返りする.

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN