Vocab Info
N4 い-adjective
きついintense, severe, hard, determined, forceful, formidable, strong, tight, close
Dictionary Definition
Common
- い-adjective - 1. - tough, hard, severe, demanding, harsh 
- 2. - determined, strong-minded, forceful, formidable, fierce 
- 3. - strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol), severe, intense 
- 4. - (too) tight, constricting, close 
- 5. - extreme, unusually strong 
 
All Forms
きつい、キツイ
Details
- き 
- つ 
- い 
 
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Examples
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- このドレスはきついです。 - This dress is tight. - N4
 
- 毎日働くのはきつい。 - Working every day is tough. - N4
 
- このズボンはきついのですが、これ以上大きいサイズはありますか? - These trousers are tight, but is there anything bigger? - N4
 
- こんなきつい仕事は、絶対に来年までに辞めます。 - Work that is this tough, I will definitely quit by next year. - N3
 
- 彼女は性格がきついので、あまり多くの友達がいません。 - Since her personality is demanding, she doesn't really have many friends. - N3
 
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