きつい

• 読み: きつい
• ローマ字: kitsui
• 発音: /ki.t͡sɯ.i/

意味

Tight; intense; harsh. Describes something physically tight, mentally demanding, or severe.

An i-adjective with multiple related meanings: physically tight clothing (きつい靴), harsh words or personality (きつい言い方), and demanding work or schedules (きつい仕事). Always written in hiragana. The specific meaning depends entirely on context.

例文

1. この靴はちょっときつくて足が痛い。
2. 今月はスケジュールがきつくて休めない。
3. 先輩にきつい言葉を言われてショックだった。

使い方ガイド

場面: clothing, work, personality

トーン: colloquial

起源と歴史

Of native Japanese origin with uncertain etymology. Possibly related to きっちり (kicchiri, precisely/tightly). The word has been used since at least the Edo period to describe physical tightness and severity.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal