Word Meaning 喝破

かっぱ kappa

喝破 is read as かっぱ (kappa) and means proclaiming (the truth).

Meaning

English

  1. proclaiming (the truth)
  2. expounding
  3. arguing (someone) down
  4. loudly scolding
  5. rebuking

Reading

Kana

かっぱ

Romaji

kappa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 11850 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

喝采

かっさい

cheers

喝上げ

かつあげ

extortion

喝を入れる

かつをいれる

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.)

喝食行者

かっしきあんじゃ

meal announcer (at a Zen monastery)

喝采を送る

かっさいをおくる

to applaud

喝食

かしき

noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery

撃破

げきは

crushing

踏破

とうは

travelling all over (e.g. a country)

打破

たは

breaking down

突破

とっぱ

breaking through

爆破

ばくは

destructive blast

大破

たいは

serious damage