Japanese symbol for “purring”
ゴロゴロ
ゴロゴロ
Romaji: gorogoro
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; growling; purring
In Japanese, purring is ゴロゴロ (gorogoro).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to, vs rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; growling; purring
- adv, adv-to, vs rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling
- adv, adv-to, vs all over the place; everywhere; commonly; in great numbers
- adv, adv-to, vs idly; lazily; slothfully
- adv, adv-to, vs (uncomfortable feeling of) having a foreign substance in one's eye, stomach, etc.
- n thunder
Written forms: —. Readings: ゴロゴロ、ごろごろ、ゴロンゴロン、ごろんごろん.
Other Japanese words for “purring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喉鳴らし | のどならし nodonarashi | purring (of a cat) |
| ゴロにゃん | ゴロにゃん goronyan | purring |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.