NichiDict

じっと

N3
凝乎と
[jitto]
Illustration for じっと

Meanings

1.AdverbNoun・suru

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still

2.AdverbNoun・suru

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

3.AdverbNoun・suru

patiently (endure); stoically

4.AdverbNoun・suru

firmly (e.g. hold); restrained

Examples

じっとしていられない性格なんです。

I have a personality that can't stay still.

彼女はじっと黙って話を聞いていた。

She listened to the story in silence without moving.

痛みをじっと堪えて治療を受けた。

I endured the pain silently and received treatment.