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 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}

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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 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}

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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。

      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}

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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 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}

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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 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}

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