NichiDict

さっぱり

N3
[sappari]
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Meanings

1.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

2.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

neat; tidy; clean

3.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

frank; open-hearted; plain; simple; light

4.AdverbAdv-to

completely; entirely

5.Adverb

not in the least (with neg. verb); not at all

6.Adj-na

nothing at all; completely useless; hopeless; awful

Examples

シャワーを浴びてさっぱりした。

I took a shower and felt refreshed.

美容院で長く伸びた髪をさっぱり短く切ってもらい、鏡の中の自分が一回り若く見える気がした。

At the salon, she had her long-grown hair trimmed neatly short, and the self in the mirror seemed to her a touch younger than before.

さっぱりした味のスープを飲んだ。

I drank a refreshing-tasting soup.