Meaning of 一杯 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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一杯JLPT 4
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Kana Readingいっぱい
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Romajiippai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. a cupful, spoonful, etc.); a drink (i.e. an alcoholic beverage)
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- Parts of speech
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- full
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- Parts of speech
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- one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`, adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- fully; to capacity
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- a lot; much
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a suffix, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
- Meaning
- all of ...; the entire ...
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Example Sentences
一杯, いっぱい used in context
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６月末に参加者を募ったら１週間弱で約５００席が予約でいっぱいになった。
When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.
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There's a lot of greenery in Tokyo Midtown!
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ガーデニングの本を見てたら、ドクロマークのついたのがいっぱいあって驚きました。
When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.
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蜘蛛の巣とか一杯だったけど、他に道も無さそうだったので意を決して入っていきました。
It was full of spider webs and stuff but there didn't seem to be any other way to go so we firmed up our resolve and went.
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The old man loaded his mule with bags full of sand.
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The train was full of passengers.
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