Vocab Info

N3 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      calmly, quietly, softly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      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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    Examples

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      友達(ともだち)(いち)(にち)(じゅう)しみじみ(かた)()う。

      To talk with friends earnestly all day long.

      • N3

      しみじみ(はは)(かお)()ていると(へん)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()ていなかったアルバムを()しみじみ(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

      (とし)をとって(はじ)めて、健康(けんこう)大切(たいせつ)さがしみじみ()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)(かよ)うために一人(ひとり)()らしを(はじ)めて(おや)有難(ありがた)さがしみじみ()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.

      • N2
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