立派 (りっぱ) — splendid, fine, magnificent

立りっ派ぱ splendid

Frequency #2175 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 6 2 characters 混合 mixed Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories. na-adjective

rippa

りっぱ

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. りっぱ[0] heiban 平板

Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.

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Meanings

splendid
fine
magnificent

Explained in simple Japanese

とてもよくて、すごいと思(おも)うようす。

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Adjective forms

Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.

Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.

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Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

立派だ

りっぱだ

rippada

Plain · Negative

立派ではない

りっぱではない

rippadehanai

Polite · Affirmative

立派です

りっぱです

rippadesu

Polite · Negative

立派ではありません

りっぱではありません

rippadehaarimasen

Alternative variant

立派ではないです

りっぱではないです

rippadehanaidesu

Past

Plain · Affirmative

立派だった

りっぱだった

rippadatta

Plain · Negative

立派ではなかった

りっぱではなかった

rippadehanakatta

Polite · Affirmative

立派でした

りっぱでした

rippadeshita

Polite · Negative

立派ではありませんでした

りっぱではありませんでした

rippadehaarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

立派で

りっぱで

rippade

Plain · Negative

立派ではなくて

りっぱではなくて

rippadehanakute

Polite · Affirmative

立派でありまして

りっぱでありまして

rippadearimashite

Conditional (〜なら)

Plain · Affirmative

立派なら

りっぱなら

rippanara

Alternative variant

立派ならば

りっぱならば

rippanaraba

Alternative variant

立派であれば

りっぱであれば

rippadeareba

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

立派だろう

りっぱだろう

rippadarou

Polite · Affirmative

立派でしょう

りっぱでしょう

rippadeshou

Imperative (formal / literary)

Plain · Affirmative

立派であれ

りっぱであれ

rippadeare

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

立派だったら

りっぱだったら

rippadattara

Plain · Negative

立派ではなかったら

りっぱではなかったら

rippadehanakattara

Polite · Affirmative

立派でしたら

りっぱでしたら

rippadeshitara

Polite · Negative

立派ではありませんでしたら

りっぱではありませんでしたら

rippadehaarimasendeshitara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

立派だったり

りっぱだったり

rippadattari

Adverbial (〜に)

Plain · Affirmative

立派に

りっぱに

rippani

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立(た)つ tatsu to stand 立(たち)場(ば) tachiba position 独(どく)立(りつ) dokuritsu independence 立(た)てる tateru to stand up 成(せい)立(りつ) seiritsu establishment 設(せつ)立(りつ) setsuritsu establishment 確(かく)立(りつ) kakuritsu establishment 国(こく)立(りつ) kokuritsu national

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Words with 派 (21)

派(は) ha faction 派(は)遣(けん) haken dispatch 派(は)手(で) hade showy 派(は)閥(ばつ) habatsu faction 派(は)生(せい) hasei derivation 宗(しゅう)派(は) shuuha sect 派(は)兵(へい) hahei dispatch of troops 特(とく)派(は) tokuha special dispatch

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Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Adjective forms

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 立 (24)

Words with 派 (21)

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