Yakki

躍起 (Yakki) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “desperate, frantic, excited, worked up”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, noundesperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

Examples

  • The sisters dueled with each other verbally.

  • The police are going all out just to hold back the crowd.

  • The government is desperate to keep inflation down.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 躍起

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