Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 躍起(やっき) in Japanese

躍起
Kana Reading
やっき
Romaji
yakki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    desperation; eagerness
    Example sentence
    もっと証拠ないやっきになって捜している。 He is in desperate search of further evidence.

Examples of 躍起, やっき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

21 strokes

leap, dance, skip

On'Yomi: ヤク

Kun'Yomi: おど.る

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

rouse, wake up, get up

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: お.きる, お.こる, お.こす, おこ.す, た.つ

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