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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1. 1.

        chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 3.

        rotating quickly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      4. 4.

        hurting sharply

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      5. 5.

        briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    キリキリ、きりきり

    Details

      • き

      • り

      • き

      • り

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 23,600

    Examples

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    • 緊張(きんちょう)でお腹(なか)がきりきりと痛(いた)いです。

      I'm so nervous, my stomach hurts sharply.

      • N1
    • 社長(しゃちょう)はきりきりと働(はたら)く社員(しゃいん)が好(す)きだ。

      The president likes employees who work briskly and efficiently.

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    • 胃(い)がきりきりと痛(いた)むので胃薬(いぐすり)と整腸剤(せいちょうざい)を飲(の)みました。

      I had sharp stomach pains, so I took some antacids and a digestive.

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    • 味方(みかた)の兵士(へいし)が木(き)の幹(みき)にきりきりと縛(しば)り上(あ)げられて殺(ころ)されたらしい。

      It seems one of our soldiers was tightly bound to a tree trunk and killed.

      • N1
    • あの弓道(きゅうどう)の選手(せんしゅ)のように弓(ゆみ)をきりきりと引(ひ)き絞(しぼ)るには、腕(うで)を鍛(きた)えないと…。

      To pull a bow tightly like that kyūdō archer, I'll need to build up my arm strength...

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