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kitsu
i adjective

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kitsu

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Adjective stem
kitsu

English Meaning(s) for きつ

i adjective
  1. tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh (sometimes written 緊い)
  2. determined; strong-minded; forceful; formidable; fierce
  3. strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe; intense
  4. (too) tight; constricting; close
  5. extreme; unusually strong
* Please note, you are viewing the Japanese readings in the adjective stem form, while the english meanings are based on the dictionary form.

Definition and Synonyms for きつ

Stiff having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Synonyms: きつい, こわい, どぎつい, 剛力, 強い, 強いる, 強力, 強烈, 激しい, , 濃い, 濃厚
Wicked intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
Synonyms: きつい, すごい, ひどい, むごい, いかめしい, こっぴどい, ものすごい, とんでもない, 凄まじい, 厳しい, 大変, 峻烈, 恐ろしい, 深刻, 激しい, 激烈, 激甚, 猛烈, 甚だしい, 甚大, 痛烈, 苛烈, 酷烈
Strong not faint or feeble
Synonyms: きつい, こわい, おっきい, どぎつい, 強い, 強いる, 強勢, 激しい, 豪勢
Tight packed closely together
Synonyms: きつい
Demanding requiring more than usually expected or thought due
Synonyms: きつい
Rugged very difficult
Synonyms: タフ, きつい, つらい, づらい, 厳しい, 困難, 辛い
Hard characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
Synonyms: きつい, つらい, づらい, ハード, ヘビー, ヘヴィ, しんどい, 困難, 大変, 懸命, 苦しい, 辛い, 重たい, 難しい
Hard unfortunate or hard to bear
Synonyms: タフ, きつい, つらい, ハード
Severe very bad in degree or extent
Synonyms: きつい, ひどい, おっきい, こっぴどい, 凄烈, 厳しい, 大きい, 強度, 強烈, 激しい, 激烈, 激甚, 猛烈, 甚だしい
Hard resisting weight or pressure
Synonyms: きつい, ごつい, ハード, カチカチ, , 堅し, , 硬い, 硬質
Tight closely constrained or constricted or constricting
Synonyms: きつい, タイト
Intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
Synonyms: きつい, こわい, どぎつい, 強い, 強いる, 強烈, 激しい, 猛烈, 甚だしい
Demanding especially great patience and effort and skill
Synonyms: きつい
Hard especially physical effort
Synonyms: きつい, つらい, づらい, ハード, ヘビー, ヘヴィ, しんどい, 困難, 大変, 懸命, 苦しい, 辛い, 重たい, 難しい
Rugged severely testing stamina or resolution
Synonyms: タフ, きつい, つらい, づらい, 厳しい, 困難, 辛い

Stroke Order Diagrams for きつ

Conjugations for きつ

Adjective stem
kitsu
te-form
kitsukute
Negative te-form
kitsukunakute
Adverbial Form
kitsuku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kitsui
Present Indicative Negative Form
kitsukunai
Past Indicative Form
kitsukatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kitsukunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
kitsukereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
kitsukunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
kitsukunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
kitsukattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
kitsukunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
kitsusa

Sample Sentences for きつ

These shoes are too tight.
These jeans feel too tight. May I try on another size?
It looked tough to achieve his aim.
To begin with, that kind of work is too tough for me.
This skirt is a little too tight.

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