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地味 (じみ): quiet, plain, conservative — Japanese vocabulary

地味 is read じみ and means "quiet, plain, conservative". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

地味

Reading
じみ · jimi
Translation
quiet, plain, conservative
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
じみが

Example

就職の面接には派手なネクタイよりも地味なネクタイの方が好ましい。

しゅうしょくのめんせつにははでなネクタイよりもじみなネクタイのほうがこのましい。

A conservative tie is preferable to a loud one for a job interview.

Kanji in this word

  • 地 — ground, earth
  • 味 — taste

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