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A1 Adverb

じいんとextremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb, sharp pain that is almost numbing, heartrending, touching the heart

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1.

      (being moved) deeply, (feeling) profoundly, (going) straight to one's heart, (moved) to tears

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb

      2.

      going numb, stinging (pain)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ジーンとじーんとジンとじんとじいんと

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      (ひざ)にじいんとした(いた)みがあります。

      I have a sharp pain in my knee that is almost numbing. {extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb, sharp pain that is almost numbing, heartrending, touching the heart}

      • N1

      子供(こども)結婚式(けっこんしき)目頭(めがしら)がじーんと(あつ)くなりました。

      At my child's wedding, I felt a heartrending warmth welling up in my eyes. {extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb, sharp pain that is almost numbing, heartrending, touching the heart}

      • N1

      正座(せいざ)をしたせいでふくらはぎがジーンと(しび)れてしまった。

      Because I sat in the formal Japanese style, my calves have gone numb with a sharp pain that is almost numbing. {extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb, sharp pain that is almost numbing, heartrending, touching the heart}

      • N1

      監督(かんとく)選手(せんしゅ)一致(いっち)団結(だんけつ)する様子(ようす)()(こころ)をじいんと(あつ)くしたそうだ。

      The coach reportedly had a heartrending moment, deeply moved as he watched the players unite as one team. {extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb, sharp pain that is almost numbing, heartrending, touching the heart}

      • N1

      子供(こども)()んで(おや)になって(はじ)めて、映画(えいが)やドラマでじーんとするようになった。

      After becoming a parent by having a child, I started to feel heartrending or touching the heart moments in movies and dramas for the first time. {extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb, sharp pain that is almost numbing, heartrending, touching the heart}

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