Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of じりじり in Japanese

じりじり
Romaji
jirijiri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    running out of patience; slowly approaching; scorching sun; sound of alarm bell
    Example sentence
    彼女はジリジリするような日差しの中で、傘をさした。 She put up an umbrella against a scorching sun.

Examples of , じりじり in a sentence