Describes an effect or result that appears right away, often used with words like 効果 (effect) or 効き目 (efficacy).
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.