しょんぼり

also: しょんもり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

しょんぼりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a person's sad, drooping, or crestfallen appearance or manner, often with a visual image of slumped shoulders. Commonly used with する or と.

〈人ひと〉がしょんぼりするfor someone to look/act dejected
彼かれはしょんぼりして部屋へやに戻もどった。
He went back to his room looking dejected.
しょんぼりした〈人ひと〉a person with a downcast, dejected look
しょんぼりした子こ供どもが公こう園えんに一人ひとりで座すわっていた。
A dejected-looking child was sitting alone in the park.
しょんぼり(と)肩かたを落おとすto droop one's shoulders dejectedly
試し験けんに落おちて、彼かれはしょんぼりと肩かたを落おとした。
Having failed the exam, he slumped his shoulders in dejection.

がっかりN4
がっかり expresses a feeling of disappointment or letdown, while しょんぼり focuses on the visible, drooping, sad appearance of a person.
がっくりN1
がっくり describes a sudden physical or emotional collapse from shock, whereas しょんぼり describes a quieter, lingering dejected demeanor.
悄しょう然ぜん
悄然 is a more literary, formal word for looking dejected, while しょんぼり is the common, everyday word with a softer, almost childlike nuance.
すごすごN1
しょんぼり describes a lingering, visibly drooping sadness, while すごすご specifically describes the act of retreating or leaving in a dejected manner.

生いき生いきN3
いきいき describes a lively, vibrant look or manner, the opposite of the drooping, dejected impression given by しょんぼり.

しんみり
しんみり describes a quiet, sentimental or subdued mood, such as while reminiscing, while しょんぼり specifically describes a visibly dejected, crestfallen appearance.

Onomatopoeic/mimetic word; the exact derivation is uncertain.