活発

See also: 活潑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
活 発
かつ > かっ
Grade: 2
はつ > ぱつ
Grade: 3
kan’on
Alternative spellings
活發 (kyūjitai)
活潑 (dated)
活溌

Etymology

/*kwatupatu/ → /kwappat͡su/ → /kappat͡su/

発 is a daiyōji replacing 潑.

Pronunciation

Adjective

活(かっ)発(ぱつ) • (kappatsu) ←くわつぱつ (kwatupatu)?-na (adnominal 活(かっ)発(ぱつ)な (kappatsu na), adverbial 活(かっ)発(ぱつ)に (kappatsu ni))

  1. active, vigorous, spirited, perky, vivacious

Inflection

Noun

活(かっ)発(ぱつ) • (kappatsu) ←くわつぱつ (kwatupatu)?

  1. (rare) activity, vigor, vivacity

Derived terms

  • 活(かっ)潑(ぱつ)潑(はっ)地(ち) (kappatsu hatchi)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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