きり

See also: ぎり

Japanese

Noun

きり • (kiri) 

1. 霧: mist
2. 桐, キリ: Paulownia, a type of tree and wood
3. 錐: awl

Particle

きり • (kiri) 

1. 切り: just, only

   二(ふた)人(り)きりのお店(みせ)

   futari kiri no-omise

   a shop for just the two of them/us (with no one else present)

   家(いえ)を出(で)たきり戻(もど)らず

   ie o deta kiri modorazu

   exiting the house and never returning

Usage notes

• Used less often than 丈 (​dake); きり (kiri) emphasizes the limitation.
• The kanji form 切り is rarely used.

Alternative forms

• (more old-fashioned) ぎり (giri)

Proper noun

きり • (Kiri) 

1. 霧: a female given name