Vocab Info
A5 Adverb, と-adverb
じいじいsizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, と-adverb
1.
sizzling (of cooking meat, fat, etc.)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word2.
chirring (of cicadas, etc.), shrilling
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word3.
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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