Japanese symbol for “markedly”
メキメキ
メキメキ
Romaji: mekimeki
remarkably; markedly; rapidly
In Japanese, markedly is メキメキ (mekimeki).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to remarkably; markedly; rapidly
- adv, adv-to sound of breaking or creaking
Written forms: —. Readings: メキメキ、めきめき.
See also: Chinese symbol for “markedly”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.