- 1. [n] end; finish; place to stop (uk)
- 2. [n] bound; limit; end (uk)
- 3. [n] {finc} delivery date (of a futures contract)
- 4. [n] finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
- 5. [n] trump card
- 6. [n] {cards} king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- 7. [ctr] counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)
- 8. [prt] only; just — sometimes pronounced ぎり (uk)
- 9. [prt] (ever) since; after — usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり (uk)
- 10. [prt] continuously; remaining (in a particular state) — sometimes pronounced ぎり (uk)
- 11. [n] {go} cut — usu. キリ (uk)
Kanji in this word
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切
cut, cutoff, be sharpOn: セツ (setsu)、 サイ (sai)Kun: き.る (ki.ru)、 -き.る (-ki.ru)、 き.り (ki.ri)、 -き.り (-ki.ri)、 -ぎ.り (-gi.ri)、 き.れる (ki.reru)、 -き.れる (-ki.reru)、 き.れ (ki.re)、 -き.れ (-ki.re)、 -ぎ.れ (-gi.re)
Example Sentences
彼はそこに行ったきり2度と帰ってこなかった。
kareha sokoni itta kiri 2 do to kaetsu tekonakatta .
He went there, never to return.
彼は38歳なのに両親に頼りきりです。
kareha 3 8 toshi nanoni ryoushin ni tayori kiridesu .
Though 38, he is still dependent on his parents.