カツカツ

Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.

adverb (fukushi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

barely; just; narrowly; with difficultyonomatopoeic or mimetic word

Forms

カツカツFrequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.
かつかつFrequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.

Generated definitions (experimental)

barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty

This usage describes a situation where something is achieved or exists in a very limited or constrained manner, often indicating a struggle or challenge to reach a certain threshold.

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The budget is barely enough, so we can't afford any extra expenses.

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He had to finish his homework with time running out.

Generated collocations (experimental)

a barely manageable lifea tight budgetto get by with difficultya narrow time frameto barely catch upa strained situationa packed schedulea tough daily routineto proceed with difficultya barely adequate meal

Example sentences

3 results

1. うちウチよう、。

We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

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2. さちこ幸子。

Hanako walked through the hallway making a clicking sound.

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3. 。

He's living from hand to mouth.

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