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.

      chafing, grinding (e.g. teeth)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb

      2.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb

      3.

      rotating quickly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb

      4.

      hurting sharply

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    5. Adverb

      5.

      briskly, quickly, promptly, at once, right away

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    キリキリきりきり

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      緊張(きんちょう)でお(なか)きりきり(いた)いです。

      I'm so nervous, my stomach hurts sharply.

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      社長(しゃちょう)きりきり(はたら)社員(しゃいん)()きだ。

      The president likes employees who work briskly and efficiently.

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      ()きりきり(いた)むので胃薬(いぐすり)整腸剤(せいちょうざい)()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)兵士(へいし)()(みき)きりきり(しば)()げられて(ころ)されたらしい。

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

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      あの弓道(きゅうどう)選手(せんしゅ)のように(ゆみ)きりきり()(しぼ)るには、(うで)(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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