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〜めく

N1
meku

show signs of; become like; -ish

Formation

Noun + めく / Noun + めいた + Noun

Chinese meanings

带有……气息;显得……

Chinese formation

名词+めく/めいた+名词

Chinese usage

表示呈现某种样子或气息。

Chinese notes

搭配有限,如春めく、謎めく。

Examples

  • 三さん月がつに入はいり、日ひ差ざしもだいぶ春はるめいてきた。
    Now that it's March, the sunlight has become quite spring-like.
    进入三月,阳光也很有春意了。
  • 彼かの女じょは謎なぞめいた微笑ほほえみを浮うかべて、何なにも答こたえなかった。
    She gave an enigmatic smile and said nothing.
    她露出神秘的微笑,什么也没回答。
  • 先せん輩ぱいの皮ひ肉にくめいた言いい方かたが、どうも気きになった。
    The slightly sarcastic way my senior colleague spoke kept bothering me.
    前辈那带点讽刺的说法让我很在意。

Notes

Limited to certain nouns: 春めく, 秋めく, 謎めく, 皮肉めく, 冗談めく, 言い訳めく. More literary than 〜らしい / 〜っぽい.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('meku');
{
  "id": "meku",
  "pattern": "〜めく",
  "romaji": "meku",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "show signs of; become like; -ish",
  "formation": "Noun + めく / Noun + めいた + Noun",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "三月に入り、日差しもだいぶ春めいてきた。",
      "furigana": "{三月|さんがつ}に{入|はい}り、{日差|ひざ}しもだいぶ{春|はる}めいてきた。",
      "en": "Now that it's March, the sunlight has become quite spring-like."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女は謎めいた微笑みを浮かべて、何も答えなかった。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{謎|なぞ}めいた{微笑|ほほえ}みを{浮|う}かべて、{何|なに}も{答|こた}えなかった。",
      "en": "She gave an enigmatic smile and said nothing."
    },
    {
      "ja": "先輩の皮肉めいた言い方が、どうも気になった。",
      "furigana": "{先輩|せんぱい}の{皮肉|ひにく}めいた{言|い}い{方|かた}が、どうも{気|き}になった。",
      "en": "The slightly sarcastic way my senior colleague spoke kept bothering me."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "appearance",
    "change"
  ],
  "notes": "Limited to certain nouns: 春めく, 秋めく, 謎めく, 皮肉めく, 冗談めく, 言い訳めく. More literary than 〜らしい / 〜っぽい.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "8f6024733399af653a301a8f041921a7358310177492d2695b10ff4debd8379b",
    "meanings": [
      "带有……气息",
      "显得……"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+めく/めいた+名词",
    "explanation": "表示呈现某种样子或气息。",
    "notes": "搭配有限,如春めく、謎めく。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "三月に入り、日差しもだいぶ春めいてきた。",
        "zh": "进入三月,阳光也很有春意了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女は謎めいた微笑みを浮かべて、何も答えなかった。",
        "zh": "她露出神秘的微笑,什么也没回答。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "先輩の皮肉めいた言い方が、どうも気になった。",
        "zh": "前辈那带点讽刺的说法让我很在意。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#meku",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "3032a97bdf40f511574a0d2a8f06f08fa76e9d1e9f7444a156cff431aff0b9b5"
  }
}