Vocabulary

What does 持ち切り (もちきり, mochikiri) mean?

持ち切り (もちきり, mochikiri) means the talk of the town, topic on everyone's mind.

Quick facts
Readingもちきり
Romajimochikiri
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
もちきり
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkmochikiri

the talk of the town, topic on everyone's mind

Example sentences

  • The whole school was abuzz with that topic.

  • A celebrity's marriage is the talk of the internet.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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