じめじめ
じめじめ
adverb, verb (suru)
damp, humid, gloomy
1.
damp, humid, clammy
Unpleasantly moist atmosphere or condition.
梅雨の時期はじめじめする。
It gets damp during the rainy season.
じめじめした場所にカビが生える。
Mold grows in damp places.
2.
gloomy, depressing
Dark and cheerless atmosphere or mood.
じめじめした話はやめよう。
Let's stop talking about depressing things.
じめじめ is an onomatopoeic word describing unpleasant dampness or a gloomy atmosphere.
TWO MEANINGS:
1. Physical: damp, humid, clammy
2. Emotional: gloomy, depressing
USAGE:
- As adverb: じめじめした部屋 (damp room)
- With する: じめじめする (to be damp/humid)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- じめじめした天気: humid weather
- じめじめした場所: damp place
- じめじめした話: depressing talk
- 梅雨でじめじめする: it's humid in the rainy season
CONTRAST:
- からっと: dry and refreshing (opposite feeling)
- さらっと: dry, smooth
NOTE:
Always carries a negative connotation. Associated with 梅雨 (rainy season) when humidity is high and mold ({カビ}) grows.