すっきり

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

refreshed; relieved; pleasantly clear

Mimetic use for a pleasant refreshed feeling, especially after discomfort, worry, tiredness, or something mentally burdensome has gone away. Common as すっきりする and すっきりした.

See also: さっぱり

• シャワーを浴あびて、気き分ぶんがすっきりした。

  After taking a shower, I felt refreshed.

• 言いいたいことを全ぜん部ぶ話はなしたら、すっきりした。

  After saying everything I wanted to say, I felt relieved.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

neat; shapely; refined

Describes an appearance, shape, style, or design that is clean-looking, uncluttered, slim, or refined. Very common in すっきりした and すっきり見える.

• この部屋へやは家か具ぐが少すくなくて、すっきりしている。

  This room has little furniture and looks neat.

• 黒くろいパンツをはくと、脚あしがすっきり見みえる。

  When you wear black pants, your legs look slimmer and neater.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

cleanly; smoothly; without trouble

Used when something is removed, finished, solved, or settled cleanly, without lingering mess, friction, or complication.

• 長なが年ねんの問もん題だいがすっきり解かい決けつした。

  The long-standing problem was resolved cleanly.

• この洗せん剤ざいなら、油あぶら汚よごれがすっきり落おちる。

  With this detergent, greasy stains come off cleanly.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

clearly; plainly; distinctly

Indicates that something can be perceived or understood clearly, with no haze, clutter, or ambiguity. はっきり is the more direct general word for 'clearly'; すっきり often adds a sense of clean simplicity.

See also: はっきり

• 霧きりが晴はれて、山やまの形かたちがすっきり見みえた。

  The fog cleared, and the shape of the mountain could be seen clearly.

• 図ずにすると、関かん係けいがすっきり分わかる。

  If you put it in a diagram, the relationships become clear.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

completely; thoroughly

Emphasizes that an unwanted thing has thoroughly disappeared or been cleared away. It often overlaps with the refreshed or cleanly-resolved senses, but the focus here is on completeness.

See also: すっかり

• 薬くすりを飲のんだら、頭ず痛つうがすっきり消きえた。

  After I took the medicine, the headache disappeared completely.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

not at all; not even slightly

Negative-polarity use with a negative predicate, especially where clarity or satisfaction is lacking. It is less broadly interchangeable with English 'not at all' than さっぱり and can sometimes sound closer to 'not clearly' or 'not fully' depending on context.

See also: さっぱり

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいを聞きいても、理り由ゆうがすっきり分わからない。

  Even after hearing his explanation, I do not understand the reason at all clearly.