けろりと

けろりと
adverb
nonchalantly; completely (recovering or forgetting)
informalonomatopoeia
1. nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
Describes someone behaving completely unaffected or unbothered by something that would normally cause distress, embarrassment, or lingering effects.
叱(しか)られてもけろりとしている。
Even after being scolded, they act as if nothing happened.
あれだけ失敗(しっぱい)したのにけろりとした顔(かお)をしている。
Despite failing that badly, they have a completely unfazed expression.
昨日(きのう)大泣(おおな)きしていたのに、今日(きょう)はけろりとして遊(あそ)んでいる。
They were crying their eyes out yesterday, but today they're playing happily as if nothing happened.
2. completely (recovering or forgetting)
Describes a complete recovery from illness or a total forgetting of something, with no trace remaining.
熱(ねつ)がけろりと下(さ)がった。
The fever went down completely.
約束(やくそく)をけろりと忘(わす)れていた。
I had completely forgotten about the promise.
風邪(かぜ)がけろりと治(なお)って元気(げんき)に学校(がっこう)へ行(い)った。
The cold cleared up completely and they went to school full of energy.

Usage

Most commonly used in the pattern けろりとしている (acting as if nothing happened). Conveys a sense of surprise at how unaffected someone is. Can be slightly critical, implying someone should show more concern or reaction.

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Related Words

Compare: けろっと (a more casual variant with the same…)
Compare: 平然(へいぜん)と (calmly, composedly)
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