Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of ぎりぎり in Japanese

ぎりぎり, ギリギリ
Romaji
girigiri, girigiri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    at the last moment; just barely
    Example sentence
    ぎりぎりになるまで先延ばししていた I waited until the last minute.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    grinding sound
    Example sentence
    終電ぎりぎりところ間に合った。 I was just in time for the last train.

Examples of , ぎりぎり, ギリギリ in a sentence