ぞろぞろ

• 読み: ぞろぞろ
• ローマ字: zorozoro
• 発音: /zo.ɾo.zo.ɾo/

意味

In a crowd; in droves; in a stream; one after another in succession.

A mimetic adverb (擬態語) depicting a continuous flow of people or things moving in a group. Often used with 出てくる (to come out), 歩く (to walk), or 並ぶ (to line up). Conveys the image of an unbroken procession, sometimes with a slightly humorous or overwhelming nuance. Can also describe things like insects or items emerging one after another.

例文

1. コンサートが終わると観客がぞろぞろ出てきた。
2. 観光客がぞろぞろと商店街を歩いていた。
3. 会議室から社員がぞろぞろ出てくるのが見えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, events, crowds

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

A Japanese onomatopoeia (擬態語) whose voiced consonants ぞ evoke the heavy, continuous movement of a group. The reduplication indicates sustained, repetitive motion. Related in pattern to other movement mimetics like のろのろ (sluggishly).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal