Vocab Info
N1 Adverb
きりきり
chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away
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単語の種類
副詞
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緊張でお腹がきりきりと痛いです。
I have a sharp pain in my stomach due to nervousness. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}
社長ははきりきりと働く社員が好きだ。
The company president likes employees who work briskly and promptly. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}
胃がきりきりと痛むので胃薬と整腸剤を飲みました。
My stomach was hurting sharply, so I took some stomach medicine and a digestive aid. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}
味方の兵士が木の幹にきりきりと縛り上げられて殺されたらしい。
It seems that our ally's soldiers were bound tightly to tree trunks and apparently killed. {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}
あの弓道の選手のように弓をきりきりと引き絞るには、腕を鍛えないと…。
To pull a bow tightly like that archery athlete, I need to strengthen my arms... {chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth), binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow), rotating quickly, hurting sharply, briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away}