Vocab Info
N3 Adverb, Suru verb
じっとmotionlessly (e.g. stand, wait), (be) still, fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare), intently (e.g. listen, think), patiently (endure), stoically, firmly (e.g. hold), restrained
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Suru verb
1.
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait), (be) still
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone, じーっと is more emphaticAdverb, Suru verb
2.
fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare), intently (e.g. listen, think)
Usually written using kana aloneAdverb, Suru verb
3.
patiently (endure), stoically
Usually written using kana aloneAdverb, Suru verb
4.
firmly (e.g. hold), restrained
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
凝乎と 【じっと】、凝乎と 【じいっと】、じーっと、じーと
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
じ
っ
と
Novels Top 900
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今日は大雨だから家でじっとしていよう。
It's raining hard today, so I'll just stay home.
彼女が僕の顔をじっと見つめてきました。
She stared at my face intently.
この問題についてはそんなにじっと考え込まなくてもいいんじゃない?
You don't have to think on this issue so intently, do you?
ずっとアンチにじっと耐えてきましたがこれ以上は耐えられそうにありません。
I've been patiently enduring these antics for a long time, but I don't think I can take any more.
少しの間もじっとしていられないような子供をオペラに連れて行く事は不可能だ。
It is impossible to take a child to the opera who cannot sit still for even a few moments.
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