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立派

りっぱ

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • splendid
  • fine
  • handsome
  • elegant
  • imposing
  • prominent
  • legal
  • legitimate

Conjugations

Present 立派だ
Negative 立派じゃない
Past 立派だった
Past Negative 立派じゃなかった
Te Form 立派で

Related Kanji

立 stand up, rise, set up, erect
派 faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

Example Sentences

私たちの学校には立派な図書館があります。
We have a nice school library.
君が真実を話したのは立派だ。
It's to your credit that you told the truth.
彼女はその痛みを立派に耐えた。
She bore the pain bravely.
母は立派に悲しみに耐えてきた。
My mother has borne her sorrow admirably.
彼は環境保護についてりっぱな演説をした。
He made an admirable speech about protecting the environment.