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.
正座をしていたら足がじんじんしてきた。
My legs started tingling from sitting in seiza.
寒くて手がじんじんする。
My hands are numb from the cold.
ぶつけた肘がじんじん痛む。
My elbow tingles with pain from bumping it.
じんじん is an onomatopoeic word for tingling or numbing sensations.
COMMON CAUSES:
- 正座 (sitting in seiza, legs fall asleep)
- 寒さ (cold)
- 血行不良 (poor circulation)
- ぶつける (bumping, hitting)
CULTURAL NOTE:
- Very commonly experienced in Japan due to seiza sitting
- 足がしびれる is the standard way to say "my leg fell asleep"
SIMILAR WORDS:
- しびれる: to go numb (verb)
- ちくちく: prickling
- ひりひり: stinging