っきり – Vocabulary details

っきり

Meanings

Particle

Usually written in kana

1. only; just

たまには二ふた人りっきりがいい。Sometimes it's nice to be just the two of us.

2. (ever) since; after

usu. in a negative sentence

それっきり何なにも聞きこえなくなった。After that, I couldn't hear anything anymore.

3. continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

彼かれはずっと館やかたにこもりっきりという話はなしだ。I hear he's been shut away in the mansion the whole time.

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きり

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

Used in vocabulary (20 in total)

思おもいっきり

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

まるっきり

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

とびっきり

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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Examples (11 in total)

それっきり戻もどってこなかった。

They never came back after that.

ベッドがひとつに、机つくえがひとつっきり。

There is one bed and only one desk.

たまには二ふた人りっきりがいい。

Sometimes it's nice to be just the two of us.

それっきり何なにも聞きこえなくなった。

After that, I couldn't hear anything anymore.

一いち日にち中じゅうパソコンの前まえに座すわりっきりだ。

I'm stuck sitting in front of the computer all day.

姉ねえさんは、今け朝さから部へ屋やに閉とじこもりっきりです。

My older sister has been shut up in her room since this morning.

息むす子こを捜さがしに出でかけたっきり、お父とうさんが帰かえってこないんです。

My husband went out to look for our son and hasn't come back since.

それっきり、幽ゆう霊れいの話はなしはおしまいになった。

After that, the talk about ghosts was over.

やっぱりこうやって二ふた人りっきりになるといいですね。

It's really nice when we end up alone like this.

彼かれはずっと館やかたにこもりっきりという話はなしだ。

I hear he's been shut away in the mansion the whole time.

トムって、もう３０歳さいなのに親おやに頼たよりっきりなのよ。

In spite of the fact that Tom is thirty, he's still dependent on his parents.

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Used in vocabulary (20 in total)

Examples (11 in total)