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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

きつい

N3
kitsui
  1. tight
  2. close
  3. intense
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

紧;厉害;强烈

Examples

  • トムは頭あたまにきつい一いっ発ぱつを受うけた。
    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"
  }
}