Japanese Mimetic Words: じろじろ

Japanese Mimetic Words: Jiro Jiro じろじろ – Review Notes

Today we learned another Japanese Mimetic Word! Do you know what じろじろ (jirojiro) means? You may have heard it used in Japanese anime and manga!

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★　Today we learned another Japanese Mimetic Word.

★　Mimetic Words are words that mimic sounds, feelings, or senses (learn more)

★　Today’s mimetic word is じろじろ (jirojiro). It is also often written using katakana: ジロジロ

★　じろじろ (jirojiro) is a word that depicts staring.

★　It is a word that is used to describe the way that someone is looking at someone.

★　じろじろ (jirojiro) can be combined with the verb “to look” (見る – miru) to create the verb “to stare” (じろじろ見る – jirojiro miru）

★　For example, ジロジロ見ている (jirojiro miteiru) – “He is staring.”

★　人の顔をジロジロ見るのは失礼だ (hito no kao wo jirojiro miru no wa shitsurei da) – “It is rude to stare at people in the face.”

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Conclusion:

Today we learned about the Japanese mimetic word じろじろ (jirojiro). People might feel uncomfortable if you ジロジロ見る (jirojiro miru) at them, so be careful!

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