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ずっしり (zusshiri) Japanese meaning: heavily | Kotomora
JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 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
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This box is heavily weighty.
His words resonated profoundly in my heart.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 がずっしり ( と ) 重おも い something feels heavy with a solid, weighty sensation
This bag feels really heavy.
ずっしり ( と ) した 〈 物もの 〉 a solidly heavy thing
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)
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
His words struck me with profound weight.
Related words 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 describes something light, soft, and airy, the opposite sensation to the heavy, weighty impression of ずっしり.
Written forms ずっしり Usage 63%
Standard hiragana spelling for this onomatopoeic adverb.
ずしり Usage 25%
Less common variant without the geminate consonant; may appear in older or literary contexts.
ズッシリ Usage 7%
Katakana variant often used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
ズシリ Usage 5%
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.
