地味 (じみ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

地味 (じみ) means plain / simple / modest.

See example sentences below.

地味 at a glance

地味

じみjimi

N3adj

plain / simple / modest

地味じみjimiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

plain / simple / modest

Example 1

彼女の服はとても地味です。

Translation

Her clothes are very plain.

Example 2

地味な色が好きです。

Translation

I like plain colors.

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