Word

躓く

つまずく
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to trip (over); to stumble

  2. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to fail; to suffer a setback

In Spanish

  1. tropezarse

Other readings
つまづく

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 私わたしは石いしにつまずいて、足首あしくびをひねってしまった。

    I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.

    Me tropecé con una piedra, torciéndome el tobillo.

    Tatoeba #155527(opens in a new tab)
  • 私わたしは石いしにつまずいて転ころんだ。

    I tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.

    Tatoeba #155526(opens in a new tab)

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