Japanese

Noun

きり ‎(romaji kiri)

1. 霧: mist
2. 桐, キリ: Paulownia, a type of tree and wood

Particle

きり ‎(romaji kiri) (alternative reading hiragana ぎり, romaji giri)

1. 切り: just, only

   二人 (ふたり)きりのお店 (みせ)

   futari kiri no-omise

   a shop with just two people

Usage notes

• Used less often than 丈 (​dake); きり ‎(kiri) emphasizes the limitation.
• The kanji form 切り is rarely used.
• The reading ぎり (​giri) is more often used in old-fashioned speech.

Proper noun

きり ‎(romaji Kiri)

1. 霧: A female given name