まじまじ

まじまじ
adverb
staring intently; fixedly; wide-eyed
descriptiveonomatopoeia
1. staring intently; gazing fixedly without looking away
Describes looking hard and steadily at something, usually out of surprise, doubt, or fascination. Nearly always used with と before a verb of seeing, and implies the looker forgets to be discreet.
まじまじと顔(かお)を見(み)た。
I stared at his face.
写真(しゃしん)をまじまじと見(み)つめて、本人(ほんにん)かどうか確(たし)かめた。
I gazed hard at the photo to make sure it was really him.
渡(わた)された手紙(てがみ)をまじまじと眺(なが)めたまま、彼女(かのじょ)はしばらく何(なに)も言(い)わなかった。
She kept staring at the letter she had been handed and said nothing for a while.

Usage

Combines almost exclusively with 見(み)る, 見(み)つめる, and 眺(なが)める. The と is standard and dropping it sounds unnatural.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • じろじろ: staring rudely up and down — the looker is being impolite, and the person looked at feels it
  • じっと: steadily, without moving — calm concentration rather than surprise

Related Words

Compare: じろじろ (staring rudely up and down)
Compare: じっと (steadily, without moving)
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