ロリポップ
roripoppu
The English phrase 'lollies' can be translated into Japanese as ロリポップ (roripoppu).
ロリポップ is a common term used to refer to hard candies or sweets. You may also encounter the term kuroame (黒飴) when specifically referring to black sugar candy.
How do you pronounce it?
roripoppu
Did you know?
- In Japanese pop culture, the term ロリ ('lori'), derived from the first part of ロリポップ and 'Lolita', has evolved into a separate slang term to describe a young or childlike aesthetic.
- The word 飴 can be used as a metaphor for a 'sweet' reward in the Japanese expression 飴と鞭, which translates to 'carrots and sticks' or 'candy and whip'.
- While ロリポップ describes the shape, Japanese people often use the general term 飴 ('ame') for any hard candy. This word is also a homophone for the word for 'rain', though they are written with different characters.
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are looking at snacks in a convenience store.
- 美咲 Misaki健太、このロリポップはどう？Kenta, kono roripoppu wa dou?Kenta, how about these lollies?
- 健太 Kentaいいですね。全部買いましょう。Ii desu ne. Zenbu kaimashou.That sounds good. Let's buy them all.
- 美咲 Misakiえっ、全部買うの？E, zenbu kau no?What, you're buying all of them?
- 健太 Kentaはい、友達に配りたいです。Hai, tomodachi ni kubaritai desu.Yes, I want to give them to my friends.
