Vocab Info

A19 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

きんきんshrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding, , sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache), ice-cold, very cold

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      2.

      sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      3.

      ice-cold, very cold

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    きんきんキンキン

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      ビールを冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)でキンキンに()やす。

      Chill the beer in the refrigerator until it's ice-cold. {shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding, , sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache), ice-cold, very cold}

      (あたま)がキンキンと(いた)いので頭痛(ずつう)(やく)()みました。

      I took a headache medicine because my head was hurting with a sharp pain. {shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding, , sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache), ice-cold, very cold}

      キンキンとした子供(こども)(たか)(こえ)()くのが苦手(にがて)です。

      I struggle to listen to the shrill, piercing voices of children. {shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding, , sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache), ice-cold, very cold}

      金槌(かなづち)(くぎ)()()けるたびにキンキンと甲高(かんだか)(おと)がします。

      Every time I hammer a nail with a mallet, it makes a piercing, metallic-sounding noise. {shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding, , sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache), ice-cold, very cold}

      (みみ)がキンキンと(いた)んで仕事(しごと)集中(しゅうちゅう)できないので耳鼻(じび)()受診(じゅしん)しました。

      My ears were in sharp, piercing pain, and I couldn't focus on my work, so I went to see an otolaryngologist. {shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding, , sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache), ice-cold, very cold}

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