きりきり
See also: ぎりぎり
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adverb
きりきり • (kirikiri)
- chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth)
- binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow)
- 縄をきりきり巻きつける
- nawa o kirikiri makitsukeru
- wrap the rope tightly
- 縄をきりきり巻きつける
- rotating quickly
- hurting sharply
- 胃がきりきり痛む
- i ga kirikiri itamu
- stomach hurts sharply
- 胃がきりきり痛む
- briskly; quickly; promptly; at once; right away
- きりきり立ち回る
- kirikiri tachimawaru
- to walk around quickly
- きりきり立ち回る
Verb
きりきりする • (kirikiri suru) suru (stem きりきりし (kirikiri shi), past きりきりした (kirikiri shita))
- Same as above.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "きりきりする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | きりきりし | kirikiri shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | きりきりし | kirikiri shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | きりきりする | kirikiri suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | きりきりする | kirikiri suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | きりきりすれ | kirikiri sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | きりきりせよ¹ きりきりしろ² |
kirikiri seyo¹ kirikiri shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | きりきりされる | kirikiri sareru | ||
| Causative | きりきりさせる きりきりさす |
kirikiri saseru kirikiri sasu | ||
| Potential | きりきりできる | kirikiri dekiru | ||
| Volitional | きりきりしよう | kirikiri shiyō | ||
| Negative | きりきりしない | kirikiri shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | きりきりせず | kirikiri sezu | ||
| Formal | きりきりします | kirikiri shimasu | ||
| Perfective | きりきりした | kirikiri shita | ||
| Conjunctive | きりきりして | kirikiri shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | きりきりすれば | kirikiri sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Derived terms
- きりきり舞い (kirikirimai)