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〜じみる / 〜じみた

N1
jimiru / jimita

smack of; seem like (in a bad way); -ish

Formation

Noun + じみる / Noun + じみた + Noun

Chinese meanings

像……一样;带有……气

Chinese formation

名词+じみる/じみた+名词

Chinese usage

表示带有某种令人不快或不合适的性质。

Chinese notes

常带负面评价,如子どもじみた。

Examples

  • いい大人おとなが、そんな子こどもじみた言いい訳わけをするものではない。
    A grown adult shouldn't make such childish excuses.
    成年人不该找那么孩子气的借口。
  • 彼かれの話はなしはどこか説せっ教きょうじみていて、素す直なおに聞きく気きになれない。
    The way he talks is somehow preachy, so I can't bring myself to listen with an open mind.
    他说话有点像说教,让人不愿认真听。
  • 彼かれはまだ二に十じゅう代だいなのに、年とし寄よりじみたことばかり言いう。
    He's still in his twenties, yet he talks like an old man.
    他才二十多岁,却总说些老气横秋的话。

Notes

Negative nuance: 子どもじみた, 年寄りじみた, 説教じみた, 芝居じみた. Compare neutral 〜めく and casual 〜っぽい. With 汗 or 油 it means 'stained with'.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('jimiru-jimita');
{
  "id": "jimiru-jimita",
  "pattern": "〜じみる / 〜じみた",
  "romaji": "jimiru / jimita",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "smack of; seem like (in a bad way); -ish",
  "formation": "Noun + じみる / Noun + じみた + Noun",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "いい大人が、そんな子どもじみた言い訳をするものではない。",
      "furigana": "いい{大人|おとな}が、そんな{子|こ}どもじみた{言|い}い{訳|わけ}をするものではない。",
      "en": "A grown adult shouldn't make such childish excuses."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼の話はどこか説教じみていて、素直に聞く気になれない。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}の{話|はなし}はどこか{説教|せっきょう}じみていて、{素直|すなお}に{聞|き}く{気|き}になれない。",
      "en": "The way he talks is somehow preachy, so I can't bring myself to listen with an open mind."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼はまだ二十代なのに、年寄りじみたことばかり言う。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}はまだ{二|に}{十|じゅう}{代|だい}なのに、{年寄|としよ}りじみたことばかり{言|い}う。",
      "en": "He's still in his twenties, yet he talks like an old man."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "appearance",
    "criticism"
  ],
  "notes": "Negative nuance: 子どもじみた, 年寄りじみた, 説教じみた, 芝居じみた. Compare neutral 〜めく and casual 〜っぽい. With 汗 or 油 it means 'stained with'.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "8e6777f404f11b04ed997ec59ada7c80f8a7fc6aea1515243a5d9e7dab034137",
    "meanings": [
      "像……一样",
      "带有……气"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+じみる/じみた+名词",
    "explanation": "表示带有某种令人不快或不合适的性质。",
    "notes": "常带负面评价,如子どもじみた。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "いい大人が、そんな子どもじみた言い訳をするものではない。",
        "zh": "成年人不该找那么孩子气的借口。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼の話はどこか説教じみていて、素直に聞く気になれない。",
        "zh": "他说话有点像说教,让人不愿认真听。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼はまだ二十代なのに、年寄りじみたことばかり言う。",
        "zh": "他才二十多岁,却总说些老气横秋的话。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#jimiru-jimita",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "80d938bb5a38fa4ccfe86f7c3835e26161ece77fee902c5df7ba6f2d7c0e9ab9"
  }
}