Meaning of 利く in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

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Definition of 利く

きく(kiku) 【効く ·利く】

効利 Kanji

(v5k, vi) to be effective; to show effect →Related words: 薬が効く
to do its work; to carry out its function well →Related words: 目が利く
よくもまあ私にそんな口がきけるね。
How dare you speak to me like that?
to be possible to use →Related words: 割引が効く
私は５万円までつけがきく。
My credit is good for 50,000 yen.

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きがきく(kigakiku) 【気が利く】

気利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful
あいつは気が利く。
He is smart.
to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
ワインを冷やしておいてくれたとは気が利いてるね。
How thoughtful of you to have chilled some wine for us.

はばがきく(habagakiku) 【幅が利く】

幅利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to have great influence over

めがきく(megakiku) 【目が利く ·目が効く】

目利効 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to have an eye for

くちをきく(kuchiwokiku) 【口を利く ·口をきく】

口利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to speak; to utter
to mediate

めさきがきく(mesakigakiku) 【目先が利く ·目先がきく】

目先利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to have foresight; to be farsighted; to be nimble-witted

つぶしがきく(tsubushigakiku) 【つぶしが利く ·潰しが利く】

利潰 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills

にらみがきく(niramigakiku) 【睨みが利く ·睨みがきく】

睨利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to have authority (over)
その先生は生徒にぜんぜんにらみがきかない。
The teacher has no authority with his students.

きのきく(kinokiku) 【気の利く】

気利 Kanji

(exp, adj-f) attentive; scrupulous; tactful →Related words: 気が利く
彼女は気の利く女の子である印象を強く受けた。
She struck me as a tactful girl.
tasteful; smart →Related words: 気が利く

めはしがきく(mehashigakiku) 【目端が利く ·目端がきく】

目端利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible

てがきく(tegakiku) 【手が利く】

手利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to be able; to be competent

むりがきく(murigakiku) 【無理が利く ·無理がきく】

無理利 Kanji

(exp, v5k) to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)

Sentences containing 利く

彼女かのじょは気の利くきのきく女の子おんなのこである印象いんしょうを強くつよい受けた。

She struck me as a tactful girl.

彼かれは絵えには目めが利く。

He has a sharp eye for painting.

彼かれはまるでこの世の中よのなかのことを何でもなんでも知っているようなよう口を利くくちをきく。

He talks as if he knew everything under the sun.

それにおれに口を利くくちをきくときは帽子ぼうしくらい取れよ。

And when you talk to me, take off your hat.

その子こは大人おとなのようなよう口を利くくちをきく。

That boy talks as if he were a grown up.

あいつは気が利くきがきく。

He is smart.

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