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What does めっきり (mekkiri) mean?

めっきり means markedly, noticeably.

Quick facts
Readingめっきり
Romajimekkiri
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
めっきり
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmekkiri

markedly, noticeably

  1. 1adverb · adv-to remarkably; noticeably; visibly

Example sentences

  • It has gotten noticeably colder lately.

  • My grandfather has aged noticeably.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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