Translation guide
Describes liquid flowing slowly in a thin stream or drop by drop. Focuses on the manner of movement rather than a single Japanese word.
To describe a small, steady flow of liquid, like water from a tap or a stream.
An onomatopoeic adverb describing a thin, weak, continuous flow of liquid. Often used with verbs like 流れる (nagareru) or 出る (deru).
Water is trickling out.
Don't leave the tap trickling.
Literally 'flow thinly'. A descriptive phrase for a thin stream of liquid.
A small stream is trickling along.
Katakana version of ちょろちょろ, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
The water's just trickling out.
To describe liquid dripping slowly, drop by drop.
Onomatopoeia for liquid dripping in distinct drops, heavier than たらたら. Often used with 落ちる (ochiru) or 垂れる (tareru).
Water is trickling from the faucet drop by drop.
Onomatopoeia for a slow, thin, continuous drip or trickle, often implying a slightly messy or annoying flow.
Verb meaning 'to drip' or 'to trickle down', often used in literary or formal contexts.
To describe a small number of people or things arriving or leaving gradually.
Adverb meaning 'in small numbers' or 'one by one', often used for people arriving or things happening gradually.
Customers began to trickle in.
Adverb meaning 'here and there' or 'sporadically', used when something appears in small, scattered numbers.
To describe news, donations, or funds coming in gradually.
汗がたらたら流れている。
Sweat is trickling down.
岩から水が滴っている。
Water is trickling from the rock.
会場に人がちらほらと入ってきた。
People trickled into the venue.
結果がぽつぽつと届き始めた。
Results have started trickling in.