付きっきりつききり

also: つきっきり

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Meanings

constant attendance; staying with someone all the time; uninterrupted supervision

Describes a situation where someone is always present, attending to or watching over another person without leaving. Often used in caregiving, nursing, or close monitoring contexts.

See also: 付きっきり (つきっきり)

母ははは病びょう気きの祖そ母ぼに付つきっきりで看かん病びょうした。
My mother nursed my sick grandmother, staying by her side constantly.
新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんには最さい初しょの一いっ週しゅう間かん、先せん輩ぱいが付つきっきりで指し導どうする。
For the first week, a senior colleague supervises the new employee constantly.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Related words

付つき添そい
付き添い also means attending or accompanying someone, but it often implies a more formal or temporary escort, such as a hospital attendant or a chaperone, whereas 付きっきり emphasizes continuous, uninterrupted presence.

Written forms

付つきっきり
Standard spelling with small-tsu gemination; Cross-referenced with also uses this form.
付つききり
Alternate spelling without gemination; less common but listed.
付つき切きり
Kanji spelling with 切り; rarely used, and the reading つききり is less common than つきっきり.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 付く (つく, 'to attach') in its continuative form 付き, combined with きり (from 切る, 'to cut off'), indicating a state of being continuously attached or present. The geminated form 付きっきり is a common emphatic variant.