N3
きり (kiri) meaning in japanese
💡Meaning
Only
📝Usage
Verb[た] + きり
📚Examples
1
二人きりで話がしたい。
⚠️Notes
Indicates that after an action, nothing else happened as expected. Often implies a situation has continued since. "Only," "just." (e.g., 彼は3年前に日本へ行ったきり、連絡がない。 - He went to Japan 3 years ago and I haven't heard from him since.)