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Emotion & Feeling

ほろほろ

horo-horo

Tears gently falling down

Tears quietly and softly rolling down the cheeks. A delicate, poetic kind of crying — graceful rather than dramatic.

💡Listening to a nostalgic song — 'Tears fell horo-horo as the melody played.'

Example

懐かしい曲を聴いてほろほろと涙がこぼれた。

Tears fell horo-horo as I listened to the nostalgic song.

Quiz yourself

Tears fell ___ as she read her grandmother's letter.

祖母の手紙を読んで○○と涙がこぼれた。

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Intermediate