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表層形
ジワジワッ
副詞

ジワジワッ

Jiwajiwa · じわじわっ — slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out

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ジワジワッ in rōmaji: jiwajiwa.

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Updated: 2026年8月14日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
ジワジワッ
見出し語 (Lemma)
じわじわ
読み (Reading)
ジワジワッ
品詞 (POS)
副詞・*・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
ジワジワッ
読み・基本形
ジワジワッ
表記・基本形
ジワジワッ
見出し語の読み
ジワジワ
💡 English Meaning

ジワジワッ means “slowly (but steadily), gradually, bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in, slowly permeating, oozing out, seeping out” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

しわしわ (シワシワ) — main entry →

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The surface form (ジワジワッ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (じわじわ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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