〜じみる / 〜じみた
N1jimiru / 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
- いい大人が、そんな子どもじみた言い訳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。
- 彼の話はどこか説教じみていて、素直に聞く気になれない。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。
- 彼はまだ二十代なのに、年寄りじみたことばかり言う。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'.
#appearance#criticism
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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"
}
}