Vocab Info
A19 Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru 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
Dictionary Definition
Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb
1.
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb
2.
pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb
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 wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb, Suru verb
4.
roly-poly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb
5.
chirp chirp (sound of insects)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb
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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