立派

Japanese

Kanji in this term
立 派
りつ > りっ
Grade: 1
は > ぱ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りっぱ [rìppá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲip̚pa̠]

Adjective

立(りっ)派(ぱ) • (rippa) -na (adnominal 立(りっ)派(ぱ)な (rippa na), adverbial 立(りっ)派(ぱ)に (rippa ni))

  1. excellent; splendid; magnificent
    駅(えき)前(まえ)に立(りっ)派(ぱ)な銅(どう)像(ぞう)が建(た)った。
    Ekimae ni rippa na dōzō ga tatta.
    A magnificent bronze statue was built in front of the station.
  2. lofty; honorable; admirable
    彼(かれ)の功(こう)績(せき)は立(りっ)派(ぱ)なものだ。
    Kare no kōseki wa rippa na mono da.
    His achievement was an honorable one.

Inflection

Noun

立(りっ)派(ぱ) • (rippa) 

  1. splendor, magnificence, elegance
  2. honor, legality, prominence

References

  1. Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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