This medicine works instantly when you take it.
His advice had an immediate effect.
immediately effective; having an instant effect
swift retribution; instant karma
swift divine punishment; heaven's vengeance is sure
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 覿面 is rare.
Rare kanji form; the first character is not a Jōyō kanji.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common than the full kana form.
The word てきめん is derived from the kanji compound 覿面, where 覿 means 'to see' or 'to meet' and 面 means 'face' or 'surface', together suggesting something that appears immediately upon encounter. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period.