〜きり

kiri

since (and nothing after); only; just

Formation

Verb-ta + きり / Noun + きり

Chinese meanings

自从……再没；仅仅

Chinese formation

动词た形＋きり；名词＋きり

Chinese usage

表示某事之后没有后续，或表示只有某个数量。

Chinese notes

口语可说っきり。

Examples

Furigana

兄あには十じゅう年ねん前まえに家いえを出でたきり、一いち度ども連れん絡らくをよこさない。
My brother left home ten years ago and hasn't been in touch once since.
哥哥十年前离家后就再也没有联系过。
今こん度どの休やすみは、久ひさしぶりに二ふた人りきりで旅りょ行こうしたい。
For our next holiday, I'd like us to take a trip, just the two of us, for the first time in ages.
下次休假我想久违地和你两个人旅行。
チャンスは一いち度どきりだから、絶ぜっ対たいに失しっ敗ぱいできない。
There's only one chance, so I absolutely can't fail.
机会只有一次，绝不能失败。

Notes

Verb-ta + きり: something happened and the expected follow-up never came (often with ない). Noun + きり: 'only' (一度きり, 二人きり). Casual: 〜っきり.

#limitation#time

Related N2 grammar

〜に際して〜にわたって〜を通じて / 〜を通して〜際（に）〜次第〜て以来〜に過ぎない〜に限って

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kiri');

{
  "id": "kiri",
  "pattern": "〜きり",
  "romaji": "kiri",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "since (and nothing after); only; just",
  "formation": "Verb-ta + きり / Noun + きり",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "兄は十年前に家を出たきり、一度も連絡をよこさない。",
      "furigana": "{兄|あに}は{十|じゅう}{年|ねん}{前|まえ}に{家|いえ}を{出|で}たきり、{一|いち}{度|ど}も{連絡|れんらく}をよこさない。",
      "en": "My brother left home ten years ago and hasn't been in touch once since."
    },
    {
      "ja": "今度の休みは、久しぶりに二人きりで旅行したい。",
      "furigana": "{今度|こんど}の{休|やす}みは、{久|ひさ}しぶりに{二人|ふたり}きりで{旅行|りょこう}したい。",
      "en": "For our next holiday, I'd like us to take a trip, just the two of us, for the first time in ages."
    },
    {
      "ja": "チャンスは一度きりだから、絶対に失敗できない。",
      "furigana": "チャンスは{一|いち}{度|ど}きりだから、{絶対|ぜったい}に{失敗|しっぱい}できない。",
      "en": "There's only one chance, so I absolutely can't fail."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "limitation",
    "time"
  ],
  "notes": "Verb-ta + きり: something happened and the expected follow-up never came (often with ない). Noun + きり: 'only' (一度きり, 二人きり). Casual: 〜っきり.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "64b8968c7b0b43682c9cc595da36f7352d89648b1c8dd01c7b07edc64385a245",
    "meanings": [
      "自从……再没",
      "仅仅"
    ],
    "formation": "动词た形＋きり；名词＋きり",
    "explanation": "表示某事之后没有后续，或表示只有某个数量。",
    "notes": "口语可说っきり。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "兄は十年前に家を出たきり、一度も連絡をよこさない。",
        "zh": "哥哥十年前离家后就再也没有联系过。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "今度の休みは、久しぶりに二人きりで旅行したい。",
        "zh": "下次休假我想久违地和你两个人旅行。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "チャンスは一度きりだから、絶対に失敗できない。",
        "zh": "机会只有一次，绝不能失败。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#kiri",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "d2e320bf3a4c10653a4cdb634ac5ef159770d97e96522ff059adc913765e5f5c"
  }
}