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Emotion & Feeling

ぽろぽろ

poro-poro

Tears falling one by one

Tears dropping steadily, one after another. A visual, gentle way to describe crying — each tear a small, round drop.

💡Watching a sad movie ending — 'Tears fell poro-poro down her cheeks.'

Example

映画を見て涙がぽろぽろ出た。

Tears came out poro-poro while watching the movie.

Quiz yourself

Tears fell ___ as she read the goodbye letter.

お別れの手紙を読んで涙が○○こぼれた。

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Intermediate