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これっきり (korekkiri) Japanese meaning: last time | Kotomora

これっきり

こ

れ

っ

き

り

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Meanings

1

last time; never again

usually written using kana alone

Emphatic form of これきり, often used to express finality: 'this is the last time' or 'never again'. Stronger than これきり.

See also: これきり

彼かれに会あう

Kanji

此this, current, next
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
是just so, this, right

Related words

これきり
これっきり is a more emphatic version of これきり, with a stronger sense of finality.

Built from

の

は

これ

っきり

に

しよう

。

I'll make this the last time I see him.

これっきりもう来こないでください。

Please don't come again after this.

2

only this; just this

usually written using kana alone

Used to emphasize that something is limited to the present amount or instance, often with a sense of finality or insufficiency.

See also: これきり

お金かねはこれっきりしかない。
I only have this much money.
チャンスはこれっきりだ。
This is the only chance.

これ

Written forms

Applies to each form listed below

rarely-used kanji form

此これっ切きり
Rare kanji form; not commonly used.
是これっ切きり
Rare kanji form; not commonly used.

Etymology

Derived from これ (this) + きり (only, limit), with a geminated emphatic form これっきり. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it functions as an intensified variant of これきり.