じんじん

じんじん
adverb
tingling; numbing; pins and needles
1. tingling; numbing; pins and needles
Describes the tingling or numbing sensation when circulation is cut off or returning, or from cold or injury.
正座(せいざ)をしていたら足(あし)がじんじんしてきた。
My legs started tingling from sitting in seiza.
寒(さむ)くて手(て)がじんじんする。
My hands are numb from the cold.
ぶつけた肘(ひじ)がじんじん痛(いた)む。
My elbow tingles with pain from bumping it.

じんじん is an onomatopoeic word for tingling or numbing sensations.

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Related Words

Related: ずきずき (throbbing pain)
Related: ひりひり (stinging pain)
Related: ちくちく (prickling)
Related: ぴりぴり (tingling)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.6.5 22:10
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