じっくり

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

carefully; thoroughly; deliberately

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Describes taking one's time to do something with care, attention, and without rushing. Often used with verbs like 考える, 見る, 読む, 話し合う.

その問もん題だいについてじっくり考かんがえてみます。
I'll think carefully about that problem.
契けい約やく書しょをじっくり読よんでからサインしてください。
Please read the contract thoroughly before signing.

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Usage patterns

じっくり考かんがえるto think something over carefully
この問もん題だいはじっくり考かんがえる必ひつ要ようがある。
This problem needs careful, thorough consideration.
じっくり話はなし合あうto talk something through thoroughly
将しょう来らいのことについて家か族ぞくでじっくり話はなし合あった。
The family had a thorough talk about their future.
じっくり味あじわうto savor something slowly and attentively
旅たび先さきの料りょう理りをじっくり味あじわった。
I savored the food at my travel destination slowly.
時じ間かんをかけてじっくり〈動どう詞し〉to take time and do something carefully
時じ間かんをかけてじっくり作さく品ひんを仕し上あげた。
I took my time and carefully finished the work.

Related words· 7

ゆっくりN5
ゆっくり stresses a slow, relaxed pace, while じっくり stresses careful thoroughness even if the pace isn't necessarily slow.
念ねん入いりN1
念入り (usually as 念入りに) emphasizes meticulous attention to detail, while じっくり emphasizes taking ample, unhurried time to do something properly.
じっとN3
じっくり means taking one's time to do something thoroughly, while じっと focuses on physical stillness, fixed attention, or patient endurance.
よくよくN1
じっくり emphasizes taking one's time to do something carefully, while よくよく emphasizes the thoroughness or repeated attention given to the examination itself.

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みっちりN1
じっくり describes doing something slowly and carefully, whereas みっちり conveys a more rigorous, demanding pace of effort.
つくづくN2
じっくり describes taking one's time to do something carefully and deliberately, without the emotional weight that つくづく carries.
しみじみN2
じっくり emphasizes taking one's time to do something carefully or thoroughly, while しみじみ focuses on the depth of emotion felt rather than the pace of an action.

Opposites

せかせかN1
せかせか describes doing things hastily and restlessly, the opposite of じっくり's calm, unhurried thoroughness.
さくっ
じっくり means taking one's time carefully and thoroughly, the opposite of さくっ's brisk, quick, no-fuss manner.
ざっとN3
じっくり means to do something slowly and carefully, the opposite of ざっと's quick, cursory manner.

Don't confuse with

しっくり
じっくり (carefully, taking one's time) and しっくり (fitting well, feeling comfortable/appropriate) look and sound almost identical but have unrelated meanings.
しっかりN4
じっくり sounds similar to しっかり but means taking one's time to do something carefully, not firmness or reliability.

Written forms

じっくりUsage98%
Kana-only mimetic adverb; no kanji spelling is given.
ジックリUsage2%

Etymology

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is thought to derive from the sound-symbolic root じっ (indicating steadiness or concentration) combined with the adverbial suffix くり.