Word Meaning 派手

はで hade

派手 is read as はで (hade) and means showy.

Meaning

English

  1. showy
  2. loud
  3. flashy
  4. gaudy

Reading

Kana

はで

Romaji

hade

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 地味 Rank 1532 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

派手好き

はでずき

flamboyant

派手好み

はでごのみ

flamboyant

ど派手

どはで

very cheesy

派出所

はしゅつじょ

branch office

派遣

はけん

dispatch

派閥

はばつ

clique

派生

はせい

derivation

school

派兵

はへい

dispatch of troops

派出

はしゅつ

sending out

Example Sentences

10

It's too loud.

I'm afraid this tie is too loud.

She always wears flashy clothes.

These pants are too fancy for me.

I saw a boy with colourful shoes.

John was beating the drums loudly.

Tom came to the coming-of-age ceremony in super flashy haori and hakama.

This fantasy book is a succession of really flashy magical spells and that makes it boring instead.

A conservative tie is preferable to a loud one for a job interview.

Don't think about leaving money for your kids, use it all up and enjoy yourself with flair.