ぽろぽろ

See also: ほろほろ and ぼろぼろ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぽろぽろ [póꜜròpòrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [po̞ɾo̞po̞ɾo̞]

Adverb

ぽろぽろ or ポロポロ • (poroporo)  (optionally as ぽろぽろと (poroporo to))

  1. (ideophonic) (falling) in large drops
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 53, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      妻(さい)は笑(わら)いました。あるいは黙(だま)っていました。たまにぽろぽろと涙(なみだ)を落(おと)す事(こと)もありました。
      Sai wa waraimashita. Arui wa damatte imashita. Tama ni poroporo to namida o otosu koto mo arimashita.
      My wife would laugh. Or stay silent. Occasionally she would cry great tears.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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