躍起

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
やく > やっ
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

躍起(やっき) (yakki-na (adnominal 躍起(やっき) (yakki na), adverbial 躍起(やっき) (yakki ni))

  1. desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
    Synonym: 必死
    (かれ)躍起(やっき)になって(わたし)()いつこうとしている。
    Kare wa yakki ni natte watashi ni oitsukō toshiteiru.
    He is determined to catch me up.

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

躍起(やっき) (yakki

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN