Vocab Info

N3 Adverb

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

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    • Word Type

      Adverb

    • 単語の書類

      副詞

    Examples

    • 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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