Vocab Info
A5 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
じいじいsizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
sizzling (of cooking meat, fat, etc.)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
2.
chirring (of cicadas, etc.), shrilling
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
buzzing (of a machine, appliance, etc.), humming
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
じいじい、ジイジイ
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お肉がじいじいと焼けています。
The meat is sizzling.
鉄板の上で肉がジイジイと焼けている。
The meat is sizzling on the iron plate.
真夏の空の下でセミがジイジイと鳴いています。
The cicadas are buzzing under the midsummer sky.
じいじいというセミの鳴き声が聞こえます。
I can hear the buzzing of the cicadas.
ぜんまいで動く仕組みのおもちゃがジイジイ動いている。
The wind-up toy is making a whirring sound as it moves.
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