DOSSHI-RI どっしり
Meanings
① It looks heavy and weighty. A feeling of heaviness.
② A grave and calm state. The state of being dignified and calm.
Examples
① We have a stout chair in our house that cannot be lifted by one person.
我が家には、一人では持ち上げることのできない、どっしりした椅子がある。
① My wife’s confession came to sit solidly in my heart.
妻からの告白が、私の心にどっしりと居座るようになった。
② Please act with dignity like a president.
社長らしく、どっしり構えていて下さいよ。
Dogmatic Opinion
The feeling of being so firmly established that it is hard to move easily from that spot.
Weight as an objective fact is not really relevant.
It is “Dosshiri” if it looks heavy, and it can be the weight of a mental burden.
Proximate Expression
bulky
weighty
hulking
stout
dignified
composed
poised
