きれきれ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
切れ切れ

Alternative forms

Etymology

From () (kire) + () (kire).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲiɾe̞kʲiɾe̞]

Adjective

きれきれ or キレキレ • (kirekireきれきれ (kirekire)?-na (adnominal きれきれ (kirekire na), adverbial きれきれ (kirekire ni))

  1. (informal, of movement) skilfully sharp and brisk; lively; agile

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

きれきれ or キレキレ • (kirekireきれきれ (kirekire)?

  1. (informal, of movement) being skilfully sharp and brisk