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N3

きり

💡Meaning

Only

📝Usage

Verb[た] + きり

⚠️Notes

Indicates that after an action, nothing else happened as expected. Often implies a situation has continued since. "Only," "just." (e.g., 彼は3年前に日本へ行ったきり、連絡がない。 - He went to Japan 3 years ago and I haven't heard from him since.)