にょきにょき

Japanese

Adverb

にょきにょき or ニョキニョキ • (nyokinyoki) 

1. (onomatopoeia) appearing, sprouting, shooting up one after another

   キノコがにょきにょきと生(は)えてきた。

   Kinoko ga nyokinyoki to haete kita.

   Mushrooms are sprouting up one after another.

Usage notes

Applied to long and thin objects such as plants or skyscrapers.