Vocab Info

A19 と-adverb, Adverb, する-verb, Noun

コロコロlightly rolling (of a small and round thing), pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter), changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner, roly-poly, chirp chirp (sound of insects), ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak, roller, lint roller, paint roller

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    1. と-adverb, Adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 3.

        changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      4. 4.

        roly-poly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. と-adverb, Adverb

      1. 5.

        chirp chirp (sound of insects)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 6.

        ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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    3. Noun

      1. 7.

        roller, lint roller, paint roller

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Only applies to コロコロ, ころころ

    All Forms

    コロコロころころころんころんコロンコロン

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      ボールがコロコロ(ころ)がっている。

      The ball is lightly rolling. {lightly rolling (of a small and round thing), pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter), changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner, roly-poly, chirp chirp (sound of insects), ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak, roller, lint roller, paint roller}

      子供(こども)たちがコロコロと(わら)(ころ)げています。

      The children are rolling around, laughing in a high-pitched, pleasant manner. {lightly rolling (of a small and round thing), pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter), changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner, roly-poly, chirp chirp (sound of insects), ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak, roller, lint roller, paint roller}

      (はなし)がコロコロと()わるから、()いつくのが大変(たいへん)だ。

      Because the conversation changes frequently, it's hard to keep up. {lightly rolling (of a small and round thing), pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter), changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner, roly-poly, chirp chirp (sound of insects), ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak, roller, lint roller, paint roller}

      コロコロと(まる)(あか)ちゃんは、いつも沢山(たくさん)()べているのだろう。

      The roly-poly baby must always be eating a lot. {lightly rolling (of a small and round thing), pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter), changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner, roly-poly, chirp chirp (sound of insects), ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak, roller, lint roller, paint roller}

      あまり(わら)わない(ちち)がコロコロと(わら)っているところを()てビックリしました。

      I was surprised to see my father, who rarely laughs, laughing in a roly-poly manner. {lightly rolling (of a small and round thing), pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter), changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner, roly-poly, chirp chirp (sound of insects), ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak, roller, lint roller, paint roller}

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