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しじーん【過じーん】 : shijiin | define meaning

shijiin

Pronunciation: [ɕid͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To exceed; to go too far; to do too much
(Suffix) To do in excess; to do too much; to be too (much); to overdo
1. ぬみしじーん【飲み過じーん】
  numi-shijiin
  "To drink too much"
2. いちしじーん【行ち過じーん】
  ichi-shijiin
  "To go too far"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese すぎる【過ぎる】 sugiru "to exceed".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	過じーん
Kana	しじーん
Romanization	shijiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕid͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **shijiyun** ~ **shijiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	shijiyun, shijiin	shijitan	shijiran	shijirantan
	ATT	shijiyuru, shijiiru	shijitaru
Progressive	PRED	shijitoon	shijitootan	shijiteewuran	shijiteewurantan
	ATT	shijitooru	shijitootaru
Causative	PRED	shijirasun	shijirachan	shijirasan	shijirasantan
	ATT	shijirasuru	shijiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	shijirariyun, shijirariin	shijiraritan, shijirattan	shijirariran, shijiraran	shijirarirantan, shijiraratan
	ATT	shijirariyuru, shijirariiru	shijiraritaru, shijirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	shijirasariyun, shijirasariin	shijirasaritan	shijirasariran	shijirasarirantan
	ATT	shijirasariyuru, shijirasariiru	shijirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	shijiteen	shijiteetan	shijiteeneen	shijiteeneentan
	ATT	shijiteeru	shijiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	shijitoochun	shijitoochan	shijiteeukan	shijiteeukantan
	ATT	shijitoochuru	shijitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	shijir-
Dictionary	shijiyun, shijiin
Attributive or Adnominal	shijiyuru, shijiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	shijiyu-, shijii-
Adverbial	shijii
Volitional-Presumptive	shijira
Conjunctive	shijiti
Representative	shijitai
Imperative	shijiri, shijiree
Conditional	shijiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	shijiyuru haji, shijiiru haji
So as to...	shijiyuru gutu, shijiiru gutu
Before...	shijiyuru mee, shijiiru mee
While...	shijiyuru qweeda, shijiyuru-qweema, shijiiru qweeda, shijiiru-qweema
Purpose	shijiyuru tami ni, shijiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	shijiti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	shijiti-kwiin
Completive	shijiti-neen
Concessive conditional	shijiti-n
After...	shijiti-kara
After...	shijiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	shijii-busan	shijii-busantan	shijii-bushikoo neen, shijii-bushikoo neeran	shijii-bushikoo neentan, shijii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	shijii-busaru	shijii-busataru	shijii-bushikoo neen, shijii-bushikoo neeran	shijii-bushikoo neentan, shijii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	shijii-yassan	shijii-yassantan	shijii-yashikoo neen, shijii-yashikoo neeran	shijii-yashikoo neentan, shijii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	shijii-yassaru	shijii-yassataru	shijii-yashikoo neen, shijii-yashikoo neeran	shijii-yashikoo neentan, shijii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	shijii-gurisan	shijii-gurisantan	shijii-gurikoo neen, shijii-gurikoo neeran	shijii-gurikoo neentan, shijii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	shijii-gurisaru	shijii-gurisataru	shijii-gurikoo neen, shijii-gurikoo neeran	shijii-gurikoo neentan, shijii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	shijii-misheen, shiji-misheen	shijii-misheentan, shiji-misheentan	shijii-misooran, shiji-misooran	shijii-misoorantan, shiji-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	shijii-misheeru, shiji-misheeru	shijii-misheetaru, shiji-misheetaru, shijii-misoocharu, shiji-misoocharu	shijii-misooran, shiji-misooran	shijii-misoorantan, shiji-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	shijii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	shijiyu-tan, shijii-tan
Nominalizing	shijiyu-shi, shijii-shi
Concessive	shijiyu-shiga, shijii-shiga
Cause-effect	shijiyu-kutu, shijii-kutu
Prohibitive	shijiyu-na, shijii-na
Provisional conditional	shijiyu-ra shijii-ra
Questions	shijiyu-ga, shijii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	shijiyabiyun, shijiyabiin, shijiibiyun, shijiibiin	shijiyabitan, shijiibitan	shijiyabiran, shijiibiran	shijiyabirantan, shijiibirantan
Polite	ATT	shijiyabiyuru, shijiyabiiru, shijiibiyuru, shijiibiiru	shijiyabitaru, shijiibitaru	shijiyabiran, shijiibiran	shijiyabirantan, shijiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	shijiyumi, shijiimi	shijitii	shijirani	shijirantii

Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 12). しじーん【過じーん】 : shijiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8630/shijiin/.