How to say 'Rolling' in Japanese | ごろごろ

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The Japanese word for Rolling is 'Gorogoro', written as ごろごろ in Japanese.

word

ごろごろ

Meaning

Rolling

Reading

Gorogoro

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ごろごろ (gorogoro)' primarily describes the sound or action of something rolling or rumbling. It can be used to depict the sound of thunder, the movement of objects like rocks or balls, or even the idle state of someone lounging around. For example: the thunder is rumbling「雷がごろごろ鳴っている」(かみなりがごろごろなっている). The ball is rolling down the hill「ボールがごろごろ丘を転がっている」(ボールがごろごろおかをころがっている). He's just lounging around at home「彼は家でごろごろしている」(かれはいえでごろごろしている). This word is often used in onomatopoeic contexts to convey a sense of continuous or repetitive motion or sound.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

3740

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ごろごろ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ご

Reading

hiragana

ろ

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'Gorogoro' means 'Rolling' .

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