Illustration: In a quiet family entrance hall, a parent kneels before the empty space where an adult child’s shoes used to stand. A moving van is just pulling away beyond the open doorway. While tidying, the parent has found one tiny shoe from the child’s early years tucked at the back of the cabinet.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

ひしひし

hishihishi

keenly, acutely

Often used with 感じる to describe a strong realization. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

一人暮ひとりぐらしを始はじめて、親おやのありがたさをひしひしと感かんじた。
Living alone made me keenly aware of how much my parents had done for me.
Written by AI for Bebop
会議中かいぎちゅう、皆みなの不安ふあんがひしひしと伝つたわってきた。
During the meeting, I could keenly sense everyone’s anxiety.
Written by AI for Bebop
締しめ切きりが近ちかづき、時間じかんが足たりないことをひしひしと感かんじる。
As the deadline approaches, I feel acutely that I’m running out of time.
Written by AI for Bebop

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