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
Adverb
1.
chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb
2.
binding tightly, pulling tight (e.g. a bow)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb
3.
rotating quickly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb
4.
hurting sharply
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb
5.
briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
キリキリ、きりきり
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緊張でお腹がきりきりと痛いです。
I'm so nervous, my stomach hurts sharply.
社長はきりきりと働く社員が好きだ。
The president likes employees who work briskly and efficiently.
胃がきりきりと痛むので胃薬と整腸剤を飲みました。
I had sharp stomach pains, so I took some antacids and a digestive.
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 one of our soldiers was tightly bound to a tree trunk and killed.
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 kyūdō archer, I'll need to build up my arm strength...
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