一杯
いっぱい · ippai
One cup (of), one glass (of), one bowl (of), cupful, glassful, bowlful, spoonful
- one drink (of alcohol)
- full, filled (with), brimming (with), crowded, packed
- fully, to capacity, to the maximum, as much as possible
Other ways to say “one cup” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
このシロップを毎食後、スプーン一杯飲んでください。
このしろっぷをまいしょくご、すぷーんいっぱいのんでください。
Take one spoonful of this syrup after each meal.
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朝早くから、公園はラジオ体操の参加者で一杯だ。
あさはやくから、こうえんはらじおたいそうのさんかしゃでいっぱいだ。
From early morning, the park is full of radio exercise participants.
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What does 一杯 mean?
One cup (of), one glass (of), one bowl (of), cupful, glassful, bowlful, spoonful. It can also mean: one drink (of alcohol); full, filled (with), brimming (with), crowded, packed; fully, to capacity, to the maximum, as much as possible.
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いっぱい (ippai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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