きり

See also: ぎり

Japanese

Noun

きり (rōmaji kiri)

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

Particle

きり (rōmaji kiri)

(alternative reading hiragana ぎり, romaji giri)
  1. 切り: just, only
    二人 (ふたり)きりのお店 (みせ)
    futari kiri no-omise
    a shop with just two people

Usage notes

  • Used less often than 丈 (​dake); きり (kiri) emphasizes the limitation.
  • The kanji form 切り is rarely used.
  • The reading ぎり (​giri) is more often used in old-fashioned speech.

Proper noun

きり (rōmaji Kiri)

  1. 霧: A female given name
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