Word Meaning きりきり舞い

きりきりまい kirikirimai

きりきり舞い is read as きりきりまい (kirikirimai) and means panicking.

Meaning

English

  1. panicking
  2. rushing around in a fluster
  3. working in a panic
  4. whirling
  5. going round and round
  6. rushing a person off his feet

Reading

Kana

きりきりまい

Romaji

kirikirimai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 135081 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見舞い

みまい

get-well gifts

お仕舞い

おしまい

that's it

金時の火事見舞い

きんときのかじみまい

going bright red (esp. after drinking)

通夜見舞い

つやみまい

sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess

節季仕舞い

せっきじまい

end-of-year settling of accounts

舞台

ぶたい

setting (of a story)

見舞う

みまう

to attack

舞う

まう

to dance (orig. a whirling dance)

舞楽

ぶがく

bugaku