Illustration: An adult opens a deep apartment storage cupboard and discovers a travel suitcase still tucked behind an old electric fan. A thick, uninterrupted layer of dust covers the suitcase's lid, handle, and closed latches; a fine cobweb joins one corner to the shelf above.

JLPT N2particleLevel estimated by Bebop

きり

kiri

ever since

Usually follows a past-tense verb and leads to a negative statement. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは３年前ねんまえに家いえを出でたきり全然消息ぜんぜんしょうそくがない。
He went away from home three years ago, and has never been heard of since.
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彼かれはそこに行いったきり２度どと帰かえってこなかった。
He went there, never to return.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょは５年前ねんまえに家いえを出でたきりで、その後何ごなにの消息しょうそくもありません。
She left home five years ago, and has never been heard of since.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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