じめじめ

damp; humid; wet; clammy

Also:gloomy

AdverbJLPT N2

What does じめじめ mean?

じめじめ is a Japanese adverb meaning damp; humid; wet; clammy in English. It can also be translated as gloomy depending on context. It is written as じめじめ in hiragana, and jimejime in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

じめじめした寒い日は健康に悪い。

A damp, cold day affects a person's health.