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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Pitch Accent
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Novels Top 900
Word Type
Adverb
単語の書類
副詞
Examples
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.
- N3
彼女が僕の顔をじっと見つめてきました。
She stared at my face intently.
- N3
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?
- N3
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.
- N3
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.
- N2
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