地味

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [jìmíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑimʲi]

Adjective

()() • (jimi) -na (adnominal ()() (jimi na), adverbial ()() (jimi ni))

  1. plain, simple
    地味(じみ)()らし
    jimi na kurashi
    living a simple life
  2. quiet, subdued
Inflection
Antonyms

Noun

()() • (jimi) 

  1. plainness
  2. quietness

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (chimi) 

  1. quality of the soil

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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