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効きく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for)
usu. 効く
I wonder if that medicine didn't work.
2. to work; to function well
usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.
The brakes didn't work, and it was really scary.
3. to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
This has already been decided and can't be changed, so please bear with it.
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
4. to taste (alcohol); to try
Alt. forms
効きく
58%
利きく
25%
きく
15%
Kanji used
効
be effective
Pitch accent
き
く
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Conjugations...Used in: 4183
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to have medicine be effective
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to be able to get a (type of) discount
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to have medicine be effective
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to have an eye for
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake
Examples (26 in total)
This works.
The brakes did not work.
It works surprisingly well.
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