Meaning of 凝乎と(じっと) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 凝乎と JLPT 3

Kana Reading じっと, じーっと, じーと

Romaji jitto, jītto, jīto

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

motionlessly
Parts of speech

Meaning

fixedly (e.g. of staring)
Parts of speech

Meaning

patiently
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Meaning

firmly (e.g. hold); restrained

Example Sentences

凝乎と, じっと, じーっと, じーと used in context

毎日毎日(まいにちまいにち)、丘(おか)の上(うえ)で男(おとこ)が一人(ひとり)微笑(びしょう)を浮かべてじっとしている(する)。

Day after day, alone on the hill, the man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still.
毎朝(まいあさ)朝食(ちょうしょく)をとっている(とる)間(あいだ)、彼(あれ)(あれ)の犬(いぬ)は彼(あれ)(あれ)をじっと見つめていた(みつめる)。

His dog stared at him every morning while he had his breakfast.
僕ら(ぼくら)はその美しい(うつくしい)景色(けしき)をじっとみつめた(みつめる)。

We gazed at the beautiful scenery.
僕(しもべ)はじっと考えた(かんがえる)。

I thought hard.
父(ちち)は目(め)を閉じて(とじる)じっと考え込んで(かんがえこむ)座っていた。

My father sat deep in meditation with his eyes closed.
彼女(かのじょ)(かのじょ)を誘惑(ゆうわく)しよう(する)として、私(わたし)は彼女(かのじょ)(かのじょ)の顔(かお)をじっとみつめた(みつめる)。

Trying to tempt her, I gazed into her face.

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JLPT N3 Study List
1621 words · 341 kanji

Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

凝 JLPT 1

congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in

On: ギョウ

Kun: こ.る, こ.らす, こご.らす, こご.らせる, こご.る

16 strokes

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乎

question mark, ?

On: コ, オ

Kun: か, ああ, かな, や, よ, を

5 strokes

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