活かっ溌ぱつ溌はっ地ち

also: かっぱつぱっち

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

full of vitality; vigorous and in high spirits

A yojijukugo describing a state of being lively, energetic, and full of life. Often used in literary or emphatic contexts.

彼かれはいつもかっぱつはっちで、周まわりを明あかるくする。
He is always full of vitality and brightens up those around him.
かっぱつはっちな子こ供どもたちが公こう園えんで遊あそんでいる。
Vigorous children are playing in the park.

Kanji

活lively, resuscitation, being helped
溌sprinkle, lively, vigorous
地ground, earth
発departure, discharge, publish

Related words

活かっ発ぱつ
活発 is a common word meaning 'lively' or 'active', while 活溌溌地 is a rare, emphatic yojijukugo with a similar meaning but a more literary and intense nuance.

Written forms

活溌溌地
- かっぱつはっち
  Traditional kanji spelling; the character 溌 is not a standard Jōyō kanji, and this form is rarely used in modern Japanese.
- かっぱつぱっち
活発発地
- かっぱつはっち
  Modernized kanji spelling using 発 instead of 溌, but still very rare; the word is almost always written in kana.
- かっぱつぱっち
かっぱつぱっち
Alternate kana spelling with rendaku-like voicing; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

A Buddhist, especially Zen, expression from 活潑潑地, describing an abundantly vigorous or lively state. 地 is an adverb-forming suffix, while 潑潑 intensifies the sense of vitality.