立派りっぱ (rippa)

splendid,fine,handsome,elegant,imposing,prominent,legal,legitimate

  • JLPT N3
  • adjectival noun
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  • #2949 most frequent
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Meaning

立派 (りっぱ, rippa) is a JLPT N3 adjectival noun meaning “splendid,fine,handsome,elegant,imposing,prominent,legal,legitimate”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

かれ立派りっぱひとです。

He's a fine man.

この建物は奇麗でも立派でもありません。

This building is neither pretty nor magnificent.

子供がやったこととは言え、これは立派な犯罪だ。

Although this was done by a child, it practically amounts to a crime.

この図書館は建物が立派な割には中の設備がよくない。

Despite the impressive building, the facilities inside this library are not that good.