JLPT N3 · な-adjective

地味 (jimi)

地味 (じみ, jimi) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “plain; simple”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じみ
Romaji: jimi
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

plain; simple; subdued; sober · な-adjective, noun
reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quiet; unobtrusive · な-adjective, noun
quite; a (little) bit · adverb · colloquial · as 地味に

Example sentences

僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。

For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.

Tatoeba #74175

彼女は地味な色を好む。

She favors quiet colors.

Tatoeba #87931

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 地味

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	地味だ	じみだ jimida
Present (polite)	地味です	じみです jimidesu
Negative	地味じゃない	じみじゃない jimijanai
Past	地味だった	じみだった jimidatta
Negative past	地味じゃなかった	じみじゃなかった jimijanakatta
Te-form	地味で	じみで jimide
Before a noun	地味な	じみな jimina
Adverb (~ni)	地味に	じみに jimini

Kanji in 地味

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

味

flavor, tasteミ・あじ・あじ.わう · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 地味.

地図ちずmap地下鉄ちかてつsubway地震じしんearthquake地理ちりgeography地ちearth生地きじcloth意地いじstubbornness地位ちい(social) position地域ちいきarea地下ちかunderground地球ちきゅうEarth地区ちくdistrict地方ちほうdistrict土地とちplot of land

Source: JMdict entry 1421490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.