コロコロ

Frequency rank: 13,033. – 13,064. (for form ころころ: 12,407. – 12,441.)
    adverb taking the 'to' particle; adverb (fukushi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  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 manneronomatopoeic or mimetic word
  4. roly-polyonomatopoeic or mimetic word
    5. adverb taking the 'to' particle; adverb (fukushi)
  5. chirp chirp (sound of insects)onomatopoeic or mimetic word
  6. ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs); croak croakonomatopoeic or mimetic wordsee also
    7. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  7. roller; lint roller; paint rolleronly applies to コロコロ and ころころonomatopoeic or mimetic word
Forms
  • コロコロFrequency rank: 13,033. – 13,064.
  • ころころFrequency rank: 12,407. – 12,441.
  • ころんころん
  • コロンコロン
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)
    2. This meaning describes something that is small and round moving in a gentle or easy manner.
    The ball is rolling lightly.
    A small stone rolled along.
  2. pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter)
    3. This meaning refers to a sound that is cheerful or bright, often associated with happiness or lightness.
    Her laughter echoed pleasantly.
    The bell is ringing in a lovely way.
  3. changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); fickly; in a fickle manner
    4. This meaning describes situations or actions that are unstable, not fixed, or change quickly.
    His opinions change frequently.
    The plans changed rapidly.
  4. roly-poly
    5. This meaning refers to something that is rounded and can easily roll or bounce, often used in a playful context.
    The children are playing with roly-poly toys.
    He has a roly-poly shape.
  5. chirp chirp (sound of insects)
    6. This meaning describes the sound made by small insects, often associated with a lively summer atmosphere.
    The cicadas are chirping.
    At night, the crickets chirp.
  6. ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs); croak croak
    7. This meaning refers to the recognizable sound frogs make, often associated with ponds or wetlands.
    The frogs are croaking.
    At night, you can hear ribbit sounds from the rice fields.
  7. roller; lint roller; paint roller
    8. This meaning describes objects that have a rolling mechanism used for various purposes, such as painting or cleaning.
    I used a roller to apply the paint.
    I used a lint roller to remove the dust from my clothes.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to roll lightlyto laugh pleasantly and high-pitchedto change frequentlyto resonate lightly (e.g. sound)a pleasant, chirpy sounda high-pitched voicea roly-poly balla light and quick movementa compact cameracleaning with a lint rollera diary with frequently changing entries
Example sentences
6 results
1. 、。
Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of song too.
Tatoeba
2. 、。
Don't change your mind so often.
Tatoeba
3. 。
A baseball came rolling to my feet.
Tatoeba
4. 。
Tatoeba
5. 、。
Tatoeba
6. とむトム、。
Tom always flops back and forth.
Tatoeba
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