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 136629 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)

水見舞い

みずみまい

visiting sufferers after a flood

通夜見舞い

つやみまい

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

火事見舞い

かじみまい

post-fire visit to express sympathy

お見舞い

おみまい

calling on someone who is ill

手仕舞い

てじまい

clearing of accounts

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess

陣中見舞い

じんちゅうみまい

visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort