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Nature & Environment

にょきにょき

nyoki-nyoki

Sprouting up quickly

The visual impression of plants, mushrooms, or buildings popping up one after another. Conveys rapid, almost comical upward growth.

💡After spring rain — 'Bamboo shoots are growing nyoki-nyoki everywhere!'

Example

雨の後、たけのこがにょきにょき生えてきた。

After the rain, bamboo shoots sprouted nyoki-nyoki.

Quiz yourself

After the warm rain, mushrooms were ___ all over the forest floor.

暖かい雨の後、キノコが森の地面から○○生えてきた。

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Intermediate