コロン

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic ideophone, representing manner rather than sound. Compare ゴロゴロ (gorogoro, rolling).

Adverb

コロン (koron

  1. (onomatopoeia, uncommon) slumping over
    • 2017, Shufu no tomo [housewife’s friend], 0~6-sai kodomo ga sugu ni suton! to nemureru hon [Make 0-6 year old children fall asleep thud!], page 68:
      「おやすみしたよね」と()うと、自分(じぶん)からコロンとするように
      “Oyasumi shita yone” to iu to, jibun kara koronto suru yō ni
      If you say “We’re sleepy, aren’t we,” on their own like whump they'll go

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English colon, from Latin cōlon

Noun

コロン (koron

  1. a colon (punctuation mark)

See also

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cologne, from French Cologne. Doublet of ケルン (Kerun), コローニュ (Korōnyu), and コローニェ (Korōnye).

Noun

コロン (koron

  1. cologne
Synonyms