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きつい

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

きつい — “tight; tough, demanding, severe”

きつい means tight; tough, demanding, severe. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a adjective.

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きつい

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tight; tough, demanding, severe

きつい in a sentence

この靴くつはきつい。

These shoes are tight.

きつい is written in kana only — there are no kanji to break down.

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