切り (きり): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

切り (きり) means limit / end / boundary / only.

See example sentences below.

切り at a glance

切り

きりkiri

N3noun

limit / end / boundary / only

切りきりkiriN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

limit / end / boundary / only

Example 1

時間の切りがいいところで終わろう。

Translation

Let's stop when the time limit is reached.

Example 2

これで話の切りにしましょう。

Translation

Let's end the conversation here.