〜めく
N1meku
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
- 三月に入り、日差しもだいぶ春めいてきた。Now that it's March, the sunlight has become quite spring-like.进入三月,阳光也很有春意了。
- 彼女は謎めいた微笑みを浮かべて、何も答えなかった。She gave an enigmatic smile and said nothing.她露出神秘的微笑,什么也没回答。
- 先輩の皮肉めいた言い方が、どうも気になった。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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Related N1 grammar
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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"
}
}