キリ
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奇利
義理
Example Sentences
➥In all honesty, I could not say the room allotted to me was comfortable.
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➥You can depend on my older sister-in-law to help you with your homework.
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桐
錐
Reading
Kana:
きり
Romaji:
kiri
Definition
Kanji
Readings: スイ、 きり
Meanings: auger, drill, awl, pyramid, cone
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➥The hall was filled with such a large audience that there wasn't even standing room.
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その列車 はみな、発車 10分 前 に満員 で立錐 の余地 もなかった。
➥All the coaches of the train were packed to capacity ten minutes before it started.
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➥The Japanese pride themselves on Mt. Fuji, a cone-shaped mountain.
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➥The concert hall was so jam-packed there wasn't room to breathe.
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切り
限り、 限
Reading
Kana:
きり
Romaji:
kiri
Definitions
1
end; finish; stop
2
3
delivery date (of a futures contract)
Note:
esp. 限り,限
4
finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
5
counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
6
only; just
Note:
senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech
Note:
word usually written using kana alone
See also:
っ切り
(reading っきり, entry #1)
7
since; after
Note:
usu. in a negative sentence
Note:
word usually written using kana alone
8
remaining (in a particular state)
Note:
word usually written using kana alone
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霧
Kanji
Readings: ム、 ボウ、 ブ、 きり
Meanings: fog, mist