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New Expressions & Buzzwords | よき
Good
Originally an archaic word meaning “favorable,” it now means “good” or “nice.” It has been popular since around 2016 mainly among young women, but the age group using it is expanding. It is oen repeated as “yoki-yoki.” ( From December issue, 2022 / 2022年12月号より）
元々は
motomoto ha
originally
「好ましいこと」を
“konomashii koto” wo
favorable
意味する
imi suru
meaning
古語で、
kogo de,
an archaic word
「良い」
“yoi”
good
または
mata ha
or
「いいね」
“ii ne”
nice
という意味です。
to iu imi desu.
it now means
若い女性を
wakai josei wo
young women
中心に
chuushinn ni
mainly among
2016年
nisenn juuroku nenn
two thousand sixteen [year]
頃
goro
around
から
kara
since
流行しています
ryuukou shite i masu
it has been popular
が、
ga,
but
使う
tsukau
using
年齢層が
nennreisou ga
the age group
広がっています。
hirogatte i masu.
it is expanding
「よきよき」
“yokiyoki”
yoki-yoki
と
to
as
繰り返すことも
kurikaesu koto mo
repeated
多い
ooi
often
です。
desu.
it is
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