also: きりがよい
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
good place to stop; convenient breaking point
Used when a number, amount, or time is neat, round, or convenient for ending an activity. Often appears in phrases like キリがいいところで or キリがいい数字.
キリがいいところで休憩にしよう。
Let's take a break at a good stopping point.
1000円はキリがいい金額だ。
1000 yen is a nice round amount.
Kanji spelling with よい reading; rare compared to kana forms.
From 切り (きり, 'cut, end') + が + いい ('good'). The phrase literally means 'the cut is good', referring to a neat or convenient stopping point.