すっきり

Japanese

Etymology

Most likely of onomatopoeic origin; compare すきすき (sukisuki, refreshingly) and すきっと (sukitto, refreshingly).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っき [sùkkíꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝk̚ʲkʲiɾʲi]

Adverb

すっきり or スッキリ • (sukkiri) 

  1. refreshed
  2. clean, clear, neat way

Verb

すっきりする or スッキリする • (sukkiri suru) suru (stem すっきり (sukkiri suru shi), past すっきりした (sukkiri suru shita))

  1. feel refreshed, feel better
  2. be clean, neat, clear, tight

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
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