Word Meaning 喝破

かっぱ kappa

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

Meaning

English

proclaiming (the truth)
expounding
arguing (someone) down
loudly scolding
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 11601 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

喝采

かっさい

cheers

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

かっしき

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)

素っ破

すっぱ

liar

打破

だは

breaking down

突破

とっぱ

breaking through

爆破

ばくは

destructive blast

大破

たいは

serious damage

連破

れんぱ

winning successively