活発

かっぱつ

vigor, active

What does 活発 mean?

活発 is a Japanese noun meaning vigor, active in English. It is written as 活発 in kanji, かっぱつ in hiragana, and kappatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私たちはとても活発な討論をした。

We had a very vigorous debate.