What does しみじみ mean?
しみじみ is a Japanese adverb meaning “keenly, deeply, heartily” in English. It can also be translated as “calmly, fixedly (gazing, staring)” depending on context. It is written as しみじみ in hiragana, and shimijimi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その悲しい話は彼女にしみじみと感じられた。
The sad story came home to her.