はっきり

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Adverb

はっきり or ハッキリ (hakkiri

  1. clearly, distinctly, straight
    はっきり()えよ!
    Hakkiri ie yo!
    Tell me the straight facts already!
  2. visibly
    それははっきり(わか)(こと)だ。
    Sore wa hakkiri wakaru koto da.
    It is visibly comprehensible.

Antonyms

Verb

はっきりする or ハッキリする (hakkiri surusuru (stem はっきり (hakkiri shi), past はっきりした (hakkiri shita))

  1. be clear and distinct

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN