Japanese

Adjective

きつい ‎(-i inflection, romaji kitsui)

1. tight, close
2. intense, severe, hard, demanding
3. determined, forceful, formidable

Inflection

Antonyms

• 緩 (ゆる)い ‎(yurui)

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3