Word Meaning 覿面

てきめん tekimen

覿面 is read as てきめん (tekimen) and means immediate (effect, result, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. immediate (effect, result, etc.)
  2. instant
  3. instantaneous
  4. prompt

Reading

Kana

てきめん

Romaji

tekimen

Writing Variants

  • てき面 てきめん tekimen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

効果覿面

こうかてきめん

having an immediate effect

因果覿面

いんがてきめん

the swiftness of retributive justice

天罰覿面

てんばつてきめん

the certainty of divine punishment

外面

がいめん

outer surface

水面

すいめん

water's surface

おも

face

渋面

じゅうめん

grimace

場面

ばめん

state of the market

つら

cheek meat

表面

ひょうめん

appearances

一面

いちめん

(on) the other hand

正面

しょうめん

front

Example Sentences

1

くすりはすぐにてきめんのこうかをしめした。

The medicine showed an immediate and obvious effect.