きりきり

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See also: ぎりぎり

Japanese

Pronunciation

Adverb

きりきり (kirikiri

  1. chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth)​
  2. binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow)
    (なわ)きりきり()きつける
    nawa o kirikiri makitsukeru
    wrap the rope tightly
  3. rotating quickly
    こまきりきり(まわ)
    koma ga kirikiri mawaru
    the spinning top is rotating quickly
  4. hurting sharply​
    ()きりきり(いた)
    i ga kirikiri itamu
    stomach hurts sharply
  5. briskly; quickly; promptly; at once; right away
    きりきり()(まわ)
    kirikiri tachimawaru
    to walk around quickly

Verb

きりきりする (kirikiri surusuru (stem きりきり (kirikiri shi), past きりきりした (kirikiri shita))

  1. Same as above.

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN