Vocab Info
N3 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
さっぱりfeeling refreshed, feeling relieved, neat, trimmed, plain, simple, completely, entirely, not in the least (in sentence with negative verb), not at all, completely ignorant, not doing at all
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
feeling refreshed, feeling relieved
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
neat, tidy, clean
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3.
frank, open-hearted, plain, simple, light
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
4.
completely, entirely
Adverb
5.
not in the least (with neg. verb), not at all
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
6.
nothing at all, completely useless, hopeless, awful
All Forms
さっぱり
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
さ
っ
ぱ
り
Anime Top 3,200
Examples
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さっぱりするためにお風呂に入ろう。
Let's take a bath in order to refresh ourselves.
あなたとの約束をさっぱり忘れていました。
I had completely forgotten about my promise to you.
そんな昔の夢についてはとうの昔にさっぱり諦めている。
I completely gave up on those old dreams a long time ago.
星が沢山あるといっても目の悪い僕にはさっぱり見えません。
Even though there are many stars, I have poor eyesight and can't see them at all.
食卓にある食べ物は味の濃いものばかりなので、何かさっぱりした物が食べたいです。
The food on the table is all very flavorful, so I want something refreshing.
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