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ぽっぽ

poppo

Pigeon cooing

The gentle, rhythmic cooing sound pigeons make. A soothing, familiar urban bird sound.

💡Used for pigeons in parks, doves cooing on rooftops, or the sound of pigeons at a shrine.

Example

神社の屋根でハトがぽっぽと鳴いていた。

Pigeons were cooing on the shrine roof.

Quiz yourself

The pigeons ___ cooed on the park bench.

公園のベンチでハトが___と鳴いていた。

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