持ち切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持	切
も Grade: 3	き Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
持切り持ちきり

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)ち切(き)る (mochikiru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もちきり [mòchíkírí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [mo̞t͡ɕi̥kʲiɾʲi]

Noun

持(も)ち切(き)り • (mochikiri)

hot topic; a topic throughout a period
クラスではしばらく旅行(りょこう)の話(はなし)でもちきりでした。[1]
Kurasu de wa shibaraku ryokō no hanashi de mochikiri deshita.
Traveling was the talk of the town in the class for a while.

Verb

持(も)ち切(き)り • (mochikiri)

stem or continuative form of 持ち切る (mochikiru) [godan]

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN