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きつい: tight, close, intense — Japanese vocabulary

きつい means "tight, close, intense". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

きつい

Reading
きつい · kitsui
Translation
tight, close, intense
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
きついがきついが

Example

フーッ、この坂道はきついよ。でも帰りは楽だよね。

フーッ、このさかみちはきついよ。でもかえりはらくだよね。

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