しとしと

Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しとしと [shìtóꜜshìtò] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) しとしと [shíꜜtòshìtò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕito̞ɕito̞]

Adverb

しとしと • (shitoshito) 

  1. drizzling, drizzly
    しとしと雨(あめ)や曇(くも)りの日(ひ)にバラを見(み)に出(で)かけるのもいいかもしれませんね。
    Shitoshito ame yakumori no hi ni bara o mi ni dekakeru no mo ii kamoshiremasen ne.
    Going out to see the roses is nice even when it's cloudy or drizzly, don't you think?
  2. gently raining

Antonyms

References

  • Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN
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