コロコロ

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

bright ringing sound; high-pitched laugh

Mimics a small bell ringing or a light, cheerful laugh. Often used with 笑う or 鈴.

• 彼かの女じょはコロコロと明あかるく笑わらった。

  She laughed brightly with a high-pitched, cheerful tone.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

frequently changing; fickle

Describes opinions, topics, or moods that shift easily and often. Can imply a lack of stability.

• 彼かれの意い見けんはコロコロ変かわる。

  His opinions change frequently.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

losing easily; defeated one after another

Used when someone loses repeatedly or things are defeated in quick succession, often in games or competitions.

• 将しょう棋ぎでコロコロ負まけてしまった。

  I lost one game after another in shogi.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

chubby; plump; round and cute

Describes a pleasantly round, chubby appearance, often of small animals, babies, or objects. Can be used with する to mean 'to be plump'.

• この子こ犬いぬはコロコロしていて可愛いかわいい。

  This puppy is chubby and cute.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

chirping (of insects)

Mimics the light, rolling chirp of certain insects like crickets.

• 秋あきの夜よ、虫むしがコロコロと鳴ないている。

  On an autumn night, insects are chirping with a light rolling sound.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

croaking (of a frog); ribbit

Represents the sound of a frog croaking. Similar to ケロケロ but with a lighter, more rolling quality.

See also: ケロケロ

• 池いけからカエルのコロコロという声こえが聞きこえる。

  I can hear frogs croaking from the pond.

noun

lint roller; paint roller

Only with reading コロコロ / ころころ

Trademark-origin noun for a small hand-held roller, especially for removing lint or applying paint. Restricted to the main readings.

• 服ふくのほこりをコロコロで取とった。

  I removed the dust from my clothes with a lint roller.