adverb
chirping; twittering
Only with reading ちんちろりん
Onomatopoeic adverb describing the chirping sound of insects, especially crickets.
秋の夜、虫がちんちろりんと鳴いている。
On an autumn night, insects are chirping 'chinchirorin'.
noun
Only with reading ちんちろりん
Refers to the pine cricket (マツムシ), named after its characteristic chirping sound.
See also: マツムシ
ちんちろりんは、マツムシの別名です。
'Chinchirorin' is another name for the pine cricket.
noun
Only with reading ちんちろりん
Dialectal or colloquial term for a pine cone, possibly from the resemblance of its shape to a cricket or the sound of seeds falling.
See also: 松毬
地方によっては、松ぼっくりを「ちんちろりん」と呼ぶことがある。
In some regions, a pine cone is called 'chinchirorin'.
noun
cee-lo; dice gambling game
A dice game similar to cee-lo, often played with three dice. The name mimics the sound of rolling dice.
縁日でちんちろりんをして遊んだ。
We played chinchirorin at the festival.