Vocab Info
A10 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
ジワジワslowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
2.
slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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ジワジワ、じわじわ
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汗がジワジワと滲み出てきました。
Sweat gradually started to seep out. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}
土がジワジワと水を吸い込んでいます。
The soil is slowly soaking in the water. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}
借金がジワジワと増えているので焦っています。
I'm panicking because my debt is slowly but steadily increasing. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}
放射線による汚染がジワジワと周囲に広がっているそうだ。
It seems that the contamination caused by radiation is slowly but steadily spreading to the surroundings. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}
不況の波がジワジワと押し寄せ、ついに僕まで解雇されてしまった。
The wave of recession slowly but steadily swept in, and I ended up getting laid off. {slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit, slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out}
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