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

    1. 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 emphatic
    2. Adverb, Suru verb

      2.

      fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare), intently (e.g. listen, think)

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Adverb, Suru verb

      3.

      patiently (endure), stoically

      Usually written using kana alone
    4. Adverb, 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

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    Examples

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      今日(きょう)大雨(おおあめ)だから(いえ)じっとしていよう。

      It's raining hard today, so I'll just stay home.

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)(ぼく)(かお)じっと()つめてきました。

      She stared at my face intently.

      • N3

      この問題(もんだい)についてはそんなにじっと(かんが)()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?

      • N3

      ずっとアンチにじっと()えてきましたがこれ以上(いじょう)()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.

      • N3

      (すこ)しの(あいだ)じっとしていられないような子供(こども)をオペラに()れて()(こと)不可能(ふかのう)だ。

      It is impossible to take a child to the opera who cannot sit still for even a few moments.

      • N2
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