na-adjective
Describes something happening repeatedly or without pause. Often used adverbially as しきりに.
See also: しきりに
彼はしきりに時計を気にしていた。
He kept glancing at his watch repeatedly.
しきりな雨が一
Frequent rain fell all day long.
na-adjective
Indicates a high degree or intensity of a feeling, desire, or action. Often used adverbially as しきりに.
See also: しきりに
彼女はしきりに留学したがっている。
She is intensely eager to study abroad.
しきりな寒さで外に出られなかった。
The severe cold kept me indoors.
Adverbial form of しきり; far more common than the adjectival noun form. Used to mean 'frequently' or 'eagerly'.
A more formal Sino-Japanese word for 'frequent'. しきり is more colloquial and often implies continuous or insistent repetition.
Derived from the verb 頻る (しきる), meaning 'to occur repeatedly'. The adjectival noun form しきり developed from the continuative stem.