しい

Meanings

1. Interjection shh! (used to silence someone); sh! See also: しっ.
2. shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.) See also: しっ.
3. Suffix, い-adjective -ish; -like; -looking (after a noun, the -nai stem of a verb, or repetitive syllables)
4. Expression do (it); why don't you do (it) (equiv. of しなさい or したらどう)

Example sentences

• しーっ、聞こえちゃうってば。
  Shhh, she'll hear you!
• しーっ、声が大きい。
  Shh, you're speaking too loudly.
• しーっ！
  Shhh!

Words containing しい

• 苦しい時の神頼み (くるしいときのかみだのみ) danger past, God forgotten
• こっ恥ずかしい (こっぱずかしい) a little embarrassing
• 懐が寂しい (ふところがさびしい) strapped for cash

And 9 more.

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