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
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
shrill, strident, piercing, tinkling, metallic-sounding
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3.
ice-cold, very cold
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きんきん、キンキン
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ビールを冷蔵庫でキンキンに冷やす。
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}
頭がキンキンと痛いので頭痛薬を飲みました。
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の高い声を聞くのが苦手です。
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}
金槌で釘を打ち付けるたびにキンキンと甲高い音がします。
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}
耳がキンキンと痛んで仕事に集中できないので耳鼻科を受診しました。
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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