- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adv, vs] motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still — じーっと is more emphatic (on-mim, uk)
  2. 2. [adv, vs] fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think) (uk)
  3. 3. [adv, vs] patiently (endure); stoically (uk)
  4. 4. [adv, vs] firmly (e.g. hold); restrained (uk)

Conjugation — Noun + する (suru-verb)

Dictionary form (jittosuru)
Polite (jittoshimasu)
Past, plain (jittoshita)
Past, polite (jittoshimashita)
Negative, plain (jittoshinai)
Negative, polite (jittoshimasen)
Past negative, plain (jittoshinakatta)
Past negative, polite (jittoshimasendeshita)
Te-form (jittoshite)
Potential (jittodekiru)
Volitional (jittoshiyou)
Conditional (―ba) (jittosureba)
Passive (jittosareru)
Causative (jittosaseru)
Imperative (jittoshiro)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
It's impolite to stare at people.
Tell me. I'm all ears.
We ate with chopsticks in restrained silence.