Meaning of さっぱり in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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さっぱりJLPT 3
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Romajisappari
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, adverb taking the `to` particle
- Meaning
- feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- neat; trimmed
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- plain; simple
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- completely; entirely
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- not in the least (in sentence with negative verb); not at all
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- completely ignorant; not doing at all
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Example Sentences
さっぱり used in context
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A cold bath refreshed him.
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She freshened herself up before supper.
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Though she did not wear expensive clothes, she was neatly dressed.
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She is neatly dressed.
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I can't make head nor tail of her lecture on health and physical education.
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Who she is I have no idea.
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