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きりきり舞い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of きりきり +‎ 舞い

Pronunciation

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Noun

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きりきり() (kirikirimai

  1. panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
    Synonym: てんてこ舞い

Verb

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きりきり()する (kirikirimai surusuru (stem きりきり() (kirikirimai shi), past きりきり()した (kirikirimai shita))

  1. to panic; to rush around in a fluster
    あの(ひと)(まい)(にち)きりきり()をしている。
    Ano hito ga mainichi kirikirimai o shiteiru.
    That person rushes around every day.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN