きり

See also: ぎり

Japanese

Noun

きり • (kiri) 

  1. 霧: mist
  2. 桐, キリ: Paulownia, a type of tree and wood

Particle

きり • (kiri) 

  1. 切り: just, only
    二(ふた)人(り)きりのお店(みせ)
    futari kiri no-omise
    a shop for just the two of them/us (with no one else present)
    家(いえ)を出(で)たきり戻(もど)らず
    ie o deta kiri modorazu
    exiting the house and never returning

Usage notes
  • Used less often than 丈 (​dake); きり (kiri) emphasizes the limitation.
  • The kanji form 切り is rarely used.

Alternative forms
  • (more old-fashioned) ぎり (giri)

Proper noun

きり • (Kiri) 

  1. 霧: a female given name
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