Word Meaning っ切り

っきり kkiri

っ切り is read as っきり (kkiri) and means (ever) since.

Meaning

English

(ever) since
after
continuously
remaining (in a particular state)
only
just

Reading

Kana

っきり

Romaji

kkiri

Writing Variants

っ限り っきり kkiri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 109819 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貸し切り

かしきり

reserving (for exclusive use)

切り

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

思い切り

おもいきり

resolution

見切り

みきり

bargain sale

仕切り

しきり

settlement of accounts

間仕切り

まじきり

partition between two rooms

四つ切り

よつぎり

photograph size 254mm x 305 mm

千切り

せんぎり

finely cut strips (of vegetables)

切り売り

きりうり

selling by the piece

水切り

みずきり

cutting a flower stem under water (to prolong its life)

持ち切り

もちきり

hot topic

口切り

くちきり

event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar

Example Sentences

なんでこの忙しいときに限って電話が引っ切り無しに鳴るんだよ。仕事が進まないじゃないか。

Why does the phone have to ring all the time only when I'm busy? I can't get any work done because of it.