Vocab Info

N3 Adverb, する-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, する-verb

      1. 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. 2.

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

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 3.

        patiently (endure), stoically

        Usually written using kana alone
      4. 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

    Details

      • じ

      • っ

      • と

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 900

    Examples

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    • 今日(きょう)は大雨(おおあめ)だから家(いえ)でじっとしていよう。

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

      • N3
    • 彼女(かのじょ)が僕(ぼく)の顔(かお)をじっと見(み)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考(かんが)え込(こ)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(た)えてきましたがこれ以上(いじょう)は耐(た)えられそうにありません。

      I've been patiently putting up with the haters for a long time, but I don't think I can take it anymore.

      • N3
    • 少(すこ)しの間(あいだ)もじっとしていられないような子供(こども)をオペラに連(つ)れて行(い)く事(こと)は不可能(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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