Pinpin
Also read: ピンピン
ぴんぴん (Pinpin) is a Japanese adverb meaning “lively, energetic, full of life, vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.)”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verblively; energetic; full of life
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbvigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.)
- adverb, adverb (to)piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating; grating
Examples
彼はまだぴんぴんしている。
He is still very much alive.
あの魚屋ではぴんぴん生きている魚を売っている。
They sell live fish at the fish store.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).