ぽっきり

Frequency:
1

Onomatopoeic word for a snapping sound or the action of something breaking cleanly with a snap.

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Onomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

細い枝が風でぽっきり折れた。

A thin branch snapped off in the wind.

彼はミスで心がぽっきり折れてしまったと言った。

He said his spirit was completely broken by the mistake.

おもちゃが床に落ちて、ぽっきり音がした。

The toy fell to the floor and there was a snapping sound.

2

Suffix used after numbers to mean 'no more, no less than' or 'exactly' (e.g. 1000-en pokkiri = exactly 1,000 yen).

Suffix

Examples

このバッグは1万円ぽっきりで買ったよ。

I bought this bag for exactly 10,000 yen.

彼は30歳ぽっきりで会社を辞めた。

He quit the company right at age thirty.

送料込みで500円ぽっきりです。

It's just 500 yen, shipping included.