I Love Kanjiりっぱ (rippa)
りっぱ is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “splendid; fine”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- りっぱ
- Romaji
- rippa
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing · な-adjective
- praiseworthy; creditable; worthy · な-adjective
- legal; legitimate; lawful · な-adjective
- undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid · な-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of りっぱ
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | りっぱだ | りっぱだ rippada |
| Present (polite) | りっぱです | りっぱです rippadesu |
| Negative | りっぱじゃない | りっぱじゃない rippajanai |
| Past | りっぱだった | りっぱだった rippadatta |
| Negative past | りっぱじゃなかった | りっぱじゃなかった rippajanakatta |
| Te-form | りっぱで | りっぱで rippade |
| Before a noun | りっぱな | りっぱな rippana |
| Adverb (~ni) | りっぱに | りっぱに rippani |
Source: JMdict entry 1551790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.