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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

きっちりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	きっちりする	きっちりしない
Polite	きっちりします	きっちりしません
Past polite	きっちりしました	きっちりしませんでした
Past	きっちりした	きっちりしなかった
Te-form	きっちりして	きっちりしないで
Desire	きっちりしたい	きっちりしたくない
Potential	きっちりできる	きっちりできない
Passive	きっちりされる	きっちりされない
Causative	きっちりさせる	きっちりさせない
Causative passive	きっちりさせられる	きっちりさせられない
Volitional	きっちりしよう
Polite volitional	きっちりしましょう
Imperative	きっちりしろ	きっちりするな
Conditional	きっちりすれば	きっちりしなければ
Tara conditional	きっちりしたら	きっちりしなかったら

Meanings

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

exactly; precisely; on the dot

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Used for exact amounts, times, or measurements, often with a nuance of strict accuracy.

電でん車しゃはきっちり9時じに出しゅっ発ぱつした。
The train departed exactly at 9 o'clock.
材ざい料りょうをきっちり計はかってください。
Please measure the ingredients precisely.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

tightly; closely; perfectly fitting

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Describes a snug fit, a tight seal, or something packed without gaps.

蓋ふたがきっちり閉しまらない。
The lid doesn't close tightly.
この靴くつはきっちり足あしに合あう。
These shoes fit my feet perfectly.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

properly; without fail; thoroughly

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Used for doing something completely, reliably, or as expected, often with a sense of diligence.

宿しゅく題だいをきっちりやってから遊あそびなさい。
Do your homework properly before you play.
彼かれは約やく束そくをきっちり守まもる人ひとだ。
He is a person who keeps his promises without fail.

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Usage patterns

〈数かず〉をきっちり払はらうto pay an exact amount
1いち万まん円えんをきっちり払はらった。
I paid exactly 10,000 yen.
〈物もの〉をきっちり閉しめるto close something tightly, without gaps
ふたをきっちり閉しめてください。
Please close the lid tightly.
きっちりと〈動どう詞し〉to do something properly and without fail
宿しゅく題だいはきっちりとやりなさい。
Do your homework properly and completely.
〈時とき〉きっちりにat exactly a certain time
会かい議ぎは9時じきっちりに始はじまった。
The meeting started at exactly 9 o'clock.
〈物もの〉がきっちり合あうfor something to fit exactly, with no gap
このサイズはきっちり合あっている。
This size fits exactly.

Related words

きちんとN4
きちんと stresses neatness and orderliness, while きっちり stresses strict numerical or physical exactness.
ぴったりN3sense 2
ぴったり describes a perfect, often intuitive fit or match, whereas きっちり implies a measured, strict exactness.
ちょうどN4sense 1
ちょうど simply means 'exactly' for times or amounts, while きっちり adds a nuance of careful precision or strictness.
しっかりN4sense 3
しっかり highlights firmness or reliability in doing something, while きっちり highlights doing it exactly and without deviation.
きっかりN1
きっちり emphasizes neatness or tightness of fit as well as precision, whereas きっかり focuses purely on numerical or temporal exactness.

Opposites

ざっくり
きっちり means precisely and tightly, the opposite of ざっくり's rough, loose, or approximate manner.

Don't confuse with

きっかりN1sense 1
きっかり is used almost only for exact times or amounts, while きっちり also covers tight fit and thorough completion.
ぴっちり sense 2
ぴっちり describes something fitting snugly against the body or surface, while きっちり can also mean numerical exactness or diligence.
きっぱりN2
きっちり sounds similar to きっぱり but means precisely or exactly (fitting tightly, without gaps), not decisively.

Written forms

きっちりUsage85%
Standard kana spelling; no kanji form is used.
キッチリUsage15%
Katakana variant, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic/mimetic word; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely developed from the reduplicated sound-symbolic root きち (kichi) with a geminate consonant for emphasis.