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JLPT N4 · Manner adverbs

じっと

still; fixedly

Stroke order of じっと

3 characters, 6 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

じ · 3 strokesっ · 1 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

JITTO — 'jit-oh': a jitter stops, hold still.

Parts: mimetic adverb; still, steadily

The characters in じっと

  • じ じ — ji (3 strokes)
  • と と — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

猫がじっと見ています。

ねこがじっとみています。

The cat is staring fixedly.

More words: Manner adverbs

うっかりcarelesslyにっこりwith a smileほっとrelievedふらふらdizzy; unsteadyびっしょりsoaking wetしっかりfirmly; reliablyはっきりclearlyそっとsoftly; gentlyどんどんrapidly; steadilyいっしょうけんめいwith all one's mightついにfinally; at lastとにかくanyway; at any rate

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