にょきにょき

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Japanese

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Adverb

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にょきにょき or ニョキニョキ • (nyokinyoki) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) appearing, sprouting, shooting up one after another
    キノコがにょきにょきと生(は)えてきた。
    Kinoko ga nyokinyoki to haete kita.
    Mushrooms are sprouting up one after another.

Usage notes

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Applied to long and thin objects such as plants or skyscrapers.

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