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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- と-adverb, Adverb, する-verb - 1. - lightly rolling (of a small and round thing) Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
- 2. - pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter) Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
- 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. - roly-poly Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
 
- と-adverb, Adverb - 5. - chirp chirp (sound of insects) Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
- 6. - ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,- See Also: 
 
- Noun - 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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- ボールがコロコロ転がっている。 - 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} 
- 子供たちがコロコロと笑い転げています。 - 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} 
- 話がコロコロと変わるから、追いつくのが大変だ。 - 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} 
- コロコロと丸い赤ちゃんは、いつも沢山食べているのだろう。 - 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} 
- あまり笑わない父がコロコロと笑っているところを見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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