Vocabulary

What does きりきり mean?

きりきり means sharp, griping, cramping pain (stabbing stomachache or abdominal pain from stress).

Quick facts
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TOPICS

sharp, griping, cramping pain (stabbing stomachache or abdominal pain from stress)

Example sentences

大切(たいせつ)な面接(めんせつ)の前(まえ)に緊張(きんちょう)しすぎて、胃(い)がきりきりと痛(いた)み出(だ)した。
Because I was too nervous before the important interview, my stomach started hurting with a sharp pain.