覿面

てきめん

Also written てき面

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

Kanji

• 覿 meet; see. Read as テキ.
• 面 face. Read as メン.

Example sentences

• 薬は効果てきめんだった。
  The medicine had an immediate effect.
• 効果はてきめんだった。
  The effect was immediate.

Words containing 覿面

• 天罰覿面 (てんばつてきめん) the certainty of divine punishment
• 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

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