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転がる

ころがる

to roll over, to tumble

Mnemonic

A cart wheel going over and over with nobody steering it. The cat did that on the sand for ten minutes and came up with a collar ころ full of the stuff: ころがる.

Worth knowing

転がす ころがす is you rolling something. 転がる is it rolling on its own.

Built from

roll, turn
車 cart + 云 speak

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