Vocabulary

What does じっくり (jikkuri) mean?

じっくり means carefully, unhurriedly.

Quick facts
Readingじっくり
Romajijikkuri
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
じっくり
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjikkuri

carefully, unhurriedly

  1. 1adverb · adv-to (slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly

Example sentences

  • On my day off, I want to read a book at leisure.

  • This problem needs to be thought through carefully.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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