しみじみ

しみじみ · shimijimi · JLPT N2 · adverb

deeply

🍵 染みじみ: doubled 染みる (to seep in), so feeling soaks deep into you, like tea into a leaf

From 染みる (shimiru, to seep into or sink in). Doubling it stresses feelings soaking deeply and fully. Use it for heartfelt emotion or for savoring something completely.

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