Vocabulary

What does 突破 (とっぱ, toppa) mean?

突破 (とっぱ, toppa) means breakthrough, breaking through; surpassing (a milestone).

Quick facts
Readingとっぱ
Romajitoppa
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
とっぱ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoppa

breakthrough, breaking through; surpassing (a milestone)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive exceeding; passing; rising above

Example sentences

  • Sales exceeded ten billion yen.

  • He finally got through the difficult exam.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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