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てきぱき (tekipaki) Japanese meaning: briskly | Kotomora
JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation てきぱきする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary てきぱきする てきぱきしない Polite てきぱきします てきぱきしません Past polite てきぱきしました てきぱきしませんでした Past てきぱきした てきぱきしなかった Te-form てきぱきして てきぱきしないで Desire てきぱきしたい てきぱきしたくない Potential てきぱきできる てきぱきできない Passive てきぱきされる てきぱきされない Causative てきぱきさせる てきぱきさせない Causative passive てきぱきさせられる てきぱきさせられない Volitional てきぱきしよう Polite volitional てきぱきしましょう Imperative てきぱきしろ てきぱきするな Conditional てきぱきすれば てきぱきしなければ Tara conditional てきぱきしたら てきぱきしなかったら
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彼かの 女じょ は てきぱき と 仕し 事ごと を 片かた 付づ け た 。
She briskly finished her work.
Your prompt response was very helpful.
Usage patterns てきぱき （ と ） 働はたら く to work briskly and efficiently
She works briskly and efficiently in the kitchen.
てきぱき （ と ）〈 事こと 〉 を 片かた 付づ ける to take care of matters promptly and efficiently
He briskly finished up his work before going home.
てきぱき （ と ） 指し 示じ を 出だ す to give instructions promptly and decisively
The leader was giving instructions crisply and decisively.
てきぱきしている to be a brisk, efficient (type of) person
That new employee is very brisk and efficient.
Related words きびきび emphasizes lively, energetic movement, while てきぱき highlights efficient, no-nonsense handling of tasks.
さっさと often carries a nuance of impatience or urging someone to hurry, while てきぱき is neutral and praises efficient competence.
手際よく focuses on skillful technique or method in doing something, while てきぱき focuses on the brisk pace and crisp rhythm of the action.
テキパキ emphasizes brisk, organized efficiency in handling tasks, while サクサク focuses on the smooth, effortless feel of the process itself.
てきぱき describes efficient, no-nonsense handling of tasks, whereas はきはき is more about verbal clarity and liveliness in speaking.
Opposites のろのろ describes slow, sluggish movement, the opposite of the brisk efficiency described by てきぱき.
ぐずぐず describes dawdling or hesitating instead of acting, the opposite of the prompt decisiveness in てきぱき.
Written forms てきぱき Usage 65%
Standard hiragana spelling for this mimetic adverb.
テキパキ Usage 35%
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or in informal writing.
てきばき
Voiced variant; less common than てきぱき.
テキバキ
Katakana voiced variant; rare.
Etymology Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is likely derived from the sound-symbolic pattern of reduplicated syllables suggesting quick, sharp actions.
