切り(P);限り;切(io);限(io) [きり] /(n) (1) (uk) end/finish/place to stop/(n) (2) (See 切りがない・1) (uk) bound/limit/end/(n) (3) (限り, 限 only) {finc} delivery date (of a futures contract)/(n) (4) finale (of a noh song)/end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)/final performance of the day (in vaudeville)/(n) (5) trump card/(n) (6) {cards} king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)/(ctr) (7) counter for slices (esp. thick slices)/counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)/(prt) (8) (sometimes pronounced ぎり) (See っきり・1) (uk) only/just/(prt) (9) (usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり) (uk) (ever) since/after/(prt) (10) (sometimes pronounced ぎり) (uk) continuously/remaining (in a particular state)/(P)/EntL1383800/