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さっぱり

sappari

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Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3

  1. feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Onomatopoeic
    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    Onomatopoeic

  2. neat; tidy; clean

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)はさっぱりした服装(ふくそう)をしている。
    She is neatly dressed.

  3. frank; open-hearted; plain; simple; light

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  4. completely; entirely

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    番号(ばんごう)を奇麗(きれい)さっぱり忘(わす)れてしまった。
    I completely forgot the number.

  5. not in the least (with neg. verb); not at all

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

  6. nothing at all; completely useless; hopeless; awful

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

What does さっぱり mean in English?

  1. feeling refreshed; feeling relieved(adv, adv-to, vs)
  2. neat; tidy; clean(adv, adv-to, vs)
  3. frank; open-hearted; plain; simple; light(adv, adv-to, vs, adj-na)
  4. completely; entirely(adv, adv-to)
  5. not in the least (with neg. verb); not at all(adv)
  6. nothing at all; completely useless; hopeless; awful(adj-na)

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さっぱり (sappari)