JLPT N4 · な-adjective

一杯 (ippai)

一杯 (いっぱい, ippai) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “one cup (of); one glass (of)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いっぱい
Romaji: ippai
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful · noun, noun taking の
one drink (of alcohol) · noun
full; filled (with); brimming (with); crowded; packed · な-adjective, noun taking の, suffix noun · usually written in kana
fully; to capacity; to the maximum; as much as possible · adverb, suffix noun · usually written in kana
a lot; much; many · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

コップ１杯の水をください。

Give me a glass of water, please.

Tatoeba #224121

仕事の後で、一杯どう？

How about going out for a drink after work?

Tatoeba #169135

列車は乗客でいっぱいだった。

The train was full of passengers.

Tatoeba #77485

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 一杯

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	一杯だ	いっぱいだ ippaida
Present (polite)	一杯です	いっぱいです ippaidesu
Negative	一杯じゃない	いっぱいじゃない ippaijanai
Past	一杯だった	いっぱいだった ippaidatta
Negative past	一杯じゃなかった	いっぱいじゃなかった ippaijanakatta
Te-form	一杯で	いっぱいで ippaide
Before a noun	一杯な	いっぱいな ippaina
Adverb (~ni)	一杯に	いっぱいに ippaini

Kanji in 一杯

一

one, one radical (no.1)イチ・イツ・ひと-・ひと.つ · 1 strokes

杯

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glassハイ・さかずき · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一杯.

一いちone一日いちにちone day一番いちばんnumber one一緒いっしょ(doing) together一日ついたちfirst day of the month一つひとつone一月ひとつきone month一人ひとりone person一昨日おとといday before yesterday一度いちどonce一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard一時いちじone o'clock一家いっかa family一種いっしゅa kind

Source: JMdict entry 1165670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.