転倒

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 転倒 is read as てんとう and is a noun and する verb for a person or object losing balance and falling or toppling over.
• Basic usage: Taking care not to fall appears in 転倒しないように歩く, while a bicycle toppling appears in 自転車が転倒する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• People and objects
  • It applies both to a person losing footing and to a balanced object, such as a bicycle, falling over.
• Difference from 倒れる
  • 倒れる broadly covers a person or object falling and a person collapsing from illness, while 転倒 focuses on a fall caused by loss of balance.