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きり

#1,929
Common
Pitch accent
き り
Meaning
  1. ①
    end; finish; place to stop
  2. ②
    bound; limit; end
    See also: 切りがない (きりがない)
  3. ③
    finance
    delivery date (of a futures contract)
    Only applies to 限り、限
  4. ④
    finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
  5. ⑤
    trump card
  6. ⑥
    card games
    king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
  7. ⑦
    go (game)
    cut; separation of two groups
    usu. キリ
  8. ⑧
    counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)
  9. ⑨
    only; just
    sometimes pronounced ぎり
    See also: っ切り (っきり)
  10. ⑩
    (ever) since; after
    usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり
    彼かれはそこに行いったきり２度にどと帰かえってこなかった。
    He went there, never to return.
  11. ⑪
    continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
    sometimes pronounced ぎり
    彼かれは３８さんじゅうはち歳さいなのに両親りょうしんに頼たよりきりです。
    Though 38, he is still dependent on his parents.
Other entries with this writing
きり Kiri
Kanji
切 セツ cut, cutoff, be sharp
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Sentences
文句もんくを言いえば切きりがない。
Once the complaining starts, it never ends.

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