Bloomko
JLPT N3 · Adverbs of degree

さっぱり

not at all; refreshed

Stroke order of さっぱり

4 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

さ · 3 strokesっ · 1 strokesぱ · 5 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

SAPPARI — 'sap, pari' washed clean and refreshed; clueless.

Parts: Adverb; refreshed, or not at all with negatives.

The characters in さっぱり

  • さ さ — sa (3 strokes)
  • ぱ ぱ — pa (5 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

シャワーを浴びてさっぱりした。

しゃわーをあびてさっぱりした。

I felt refreshed after a shower.

More words: Adverbs of degree

まったくentirely; not at allよほどvery; greatlyあまりにtoo; excessivelyますますmore and moreほんのmere; just aわりとrelatively; ratherいっそうeven moreせめてat leastたったonly; merelyめったにrarely

Learn to write it by hand

Bloomko is a free Android app: write characters stroke by stroke, practise with spaced repetition and get an AI tutor that works offline. Be the first to know when it launches.