きっぱり

clearly, plainly, distinctly

What does きっぱり mean?

きっぱり is a Japanese noun meaning clearly, plainly, distinctly in English. It is written as きっぱり in hiragana, and kippari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は私を中に入れるのをきっぱりと断った。

He flatly refused to let me in.