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N3 Adverb, と-adverb

しみじみearnestly, keenly, fully, deeply, heartily, seriously, calmly

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

      2. 2.

        calmly, quietly, softly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

      3. 3.

        fixedly (gazing, staring), intently

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    沁み沁み 【しみじみ】、染み染み 【しみじみ】、沁沁 【しみじみ】

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      友達(ともだち)と一(いち)日(にち)中(じゅう)しみじみと語(かた)り合(あ)う。

      To talk with friends earnestly all day long.

      • N3

      しみじみと母(はは)の顔(かお)を見(み)ていると変(へん)な気分(きぶん)になります。

      Staring intently at my mother's face makes me feel strange.

      • N3

      ずっと見(み)ていなかったアルバムを見(み)てしみじみと懐(なつ)かしい気分(きぶん)になる。

      I feel deeply nostalgic looking at a photo album I haven't seen for a long time.

      • N3

      歳(とし)をとって初(はじ)めて、健康(けんこう)の大切(たいせつ)さがしみじみと分(わ)かるようになりました。

      Only as I have gotten older have I come to understand the importance of health more deeply.

      • N3

      大学(だいがく)に通(かよ)うために一人(ひとり)暮(ぐ)らしを始(はじ)めて親(おや)の有難(ありがた)さがしみじみと分(わ)かるようになった。

      When I started living on my own to attend college, I came to deeply appreciate my parents.

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