日 日本語の国 Nihongo no Kuni: A little every day

DISCOVER SOMETHING EVERY DAY

A word to remember

THE WORD · N3

さっぱりさっぱり

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

Noun · Verbe · Adjective to な · Adverbe · Group 3 verb

ドイツ語ごがさっぱり分からわからない。

I don't understand German at all.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : Cocorico

Parts of speech

Adverbe · Adverbe used with と · Verbal noun that can combine with する · Adjective to な

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 3 (irregular) (for construction with する)

English dictionary meanings
  • feeling refreshed
  • feeling relieved
  • neat
  • tidy
  • clean
  • frank
  • open-hearted
  • plain
  • simple
  • completely
  • entirely
  • not in the least (with neg. verb)
  • not at all
  • nothing at all
  • completely useless
  • hopeless
  • awful
  • (of food) light
  • refreshing
  • not greasy

View JMdict entry

Practice vocabulary →
Text export

Set up direct addition to Anki
  1. In Anki on your computer, install AnkiConnect (2055492159), then restart Anki and keep it open.
  2. Click “Test connection”, then allow Nihongo no Kuni in Anki’s dialog. If your browser requests local network access, allow it for this site.

The .apkg package works without AnkiConnect: download it, then open it in Anki. No column mapping is needed. Cards use the language displayed on the site.

Direct addition works on desktop. On mobile, use the .apkg package.

Your turn

10 questions about this word: meaning, reading and information from the card. You need 8 correct answers out of 10 to master it.

Log in to practice

Explore quizzes with vocabulary N3 →

← Word and kanji of the day · Vocabulary library →