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ピンピンコロリ (ぴんぴんころり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, noun
living healthily to old age and dying peacefully
A mimetic phrase expressing the ideal of staying active and healthy (ピンピン) until the end, then passing away quickly and painlessly (コロリ). Often used in discussions about aging and end-of-life wishes.
See also: ぴんぴん · ころり
ピンピン コロリ を 願ねが う 高こう 齢れい 者しゃ は 多おお い 。
Many elderly people wish for a quick and painless death after a healthy life.
Similar words ぴんぴん An adverb meaning lively or vigorously; ピンピンコロリ uses this to describe the healthy, active part of life.
ころり An adverb meaning suddenly or unexpectedly; in ピンピンコロリ it refers to dying quickly and without suffering.
Etymology A compound of the mimetic words ぴんぴん (lively, vigorously) and ころり (suddenly, unexpectedly), together expressing the concept of a healthy life followed by a quick, painless death. The exact origin is uncertain, but it became popular in discussions about aging and end-of-life care.
