きつい
N3 kitsui
- tight
- close
- intense
い-adjective
Chinese meanings
紧;厉害;强烈
Examples
- トムは頭にきつい一発を受けた。Tom received a heavy blow on the head.汤姆头部受到重重一击。
- ちょっとウエストがきついね。The waist is a little small.腰围有点紧。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4ab4064451'); // きつい
{
"id": "4ab4064451",
"word": "きつい",
"reading": "きつい",
"romaji": "kitsui",
"meanings": [
"tight",
"close",
"intense"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"adj-i"
],
"jmdict_id": 1003450,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "トムは頭にきつい一発を受けた。",
"furigana": "トムは{頭|あたま}にきつい{一発|いっぱつ}を{受|う}けた。",
"en": "Tom received a heavy blow on the head.",
"tatoeba_id": 199848
},
{
"ja": "ちょっとウエストがきついね。",
"en": "The waist is a little small.",
"tatoeba_id": 202858
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "ca8b227f52bbe09d1cd632e6cacd2f9e859280f06faa493e911cbf07f7ace039",
"meanings": [
"紧",
"厉害",
"强烈"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "トムは頭にきつい一発を受けた。",
"zh": "汤姆头部受到重重一击。"
},
{
"ja": "ちょっとウエストがきついね。",
"zh": "腰围有点紧。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/4ab4064451",
"JMdict ent_seq 1003450; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "4c78b94b31d0ffe68cd91e91eefb5671545c1a30ef7af895d92d5b50409f6468"
}
}