ずっしり

also: ずしり

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JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

ずっしりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	ずっしりする	ずっしりしない
Polite	ずっしりします	ずっしりしません
Past polite	ずっしりしました	ずっしりしませんでした
Past	ずっしりした	ずっしりしなかった
Te-form	ずっしりして	ずっしりしないで
Desire	ずっしりしたい	ずっしりしたくない
Potential	ずっしりできる	ずっしりできない
Passive	ずっしりされる	ずっしりされない
Causative	ずっしりさせる	ずっしりさせない
Causative passive	ずっしりさせられる	ずっしりさせられない
Volitional	ずっしりしよう
Polite volitional	ずっしりしましょう
Imperative	ずっしりしろ	ずっしりするな
Conditional	ずっしりすれば	ずっしりしなければ
Tara conditional	ずっしりしたら	ずっしりしなかったら

Meanings

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

heavily; weightily; profoundly

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Describes something physically heavy or metaphorically weighty, such as a heavy object, a deep impression, or a substantial feeling. Often used with verbs like 感じる, 響く, or のしかかる.

この箱はこはずっしりと重おもい。
This box is heavily weighty.
彼かれの言こと葉ばが心こころにずっしりと響ひびいた。
His words resonated profoundly in my heart.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉がずっしり(と)重おもいsomething feels heavy with a solid, weighty sensation
このカバンはずっしりと重おもい。
This bag feels really heavy.
ずっしり(と)した〈物もの〉a solidly heavy thing
ずっしりとした金きん塊かいを手てに持もった。
I held a solidly heavy gold bar in my hand.
ずっしり(と)肩かたにのしかかるto weigh heavily on one's shoulders (esp. responsibility)
その責せき任にんがずっしりと肩かたにのしかかった。
The responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders.
〈事こと〉がずっしり(と)胸むねに響ひびくsomething hits deeply, leaving a profound impression
彼かれの言こと葉ばがずっしりと胸むねに響ひびいた。
His words struck me with profound weight.

Related words

どっしりN1
どっしり emphasizes stability and bulkiness, like a sturdy building, while ずっしり focuses on the actual sensation of heaviness or a profound impact.
重おもいN5
重い is the plain adjective meaning 'heavy', while ずっしり is a vivid mimetic adverb conveying the felt sensation of that heaviness.
重おもたいN2
重たい is a colloquial adjective for 'heavy' with a slightly complaining nuance, whereas ずっしり is an adverb that dramatizes the weight itself.

Opposites

ふんわり
ふんわり describes something light, soft, and airy, the opposite sensation to the heavy, weighty impression of ずっしり.

Don't confuse with

ぐったりN2
ぐったり and ずっしり sound alike as mimetic words ending in a doubled consonant, but ぐったり describes limp exhaustion, not heaviness.

Written forms

ずっしりUsage63%
Standard hiragana spelling for this onomatopoeic adverb.
ずしりUsage25%
Less common variant without the geminate consonant; may appear in older or literary contexts.
ズッシリUsage7%
Katakana variant often used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
ズシリUsage5%
Katakana variant of the rare form ずしり.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word mimicking a heavy, solid sensation. The geminate form ずっしり is the most common modern variant.