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56 word matches found for '利' using reading 'き'
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Most common form: 効く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be effective; to show effect  (see also: 薬が効く)
2. to do its work; to carry out its function well  (see also: 目が利く)
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1. left-handedness; left-hander  (see also: 右利き)
2. drinker; wine lover  (see also: 左党)
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Most common form: 利目
noun
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
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noun
1. effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness  (効き often refers to medicine)
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
2. dominance (e.g. of left or right hand)  (this meaning is restricted to form 利き)
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Most common form: 効かせる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to season (with salt, etc.); to bring out taste
2. to use; to exercise; to display  (see also: 気を利かせる)
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noun
1. mediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman
2. influential person; person of influence
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Most common form: 気のきいた
noun or verb acting prenominally
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful  (see also: 気が利く)
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Most common form: 気のきく
expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. attentive; scrupulous; tactful  (see also: 気が利く)
2. tasteful; smart  (see also: 気が利く)
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right-handedness; right-hander
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Most common form: 聞き酒
noun
sake tasting; wine tasting
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expression, 'ku' godan verb
1. to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful
2. to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
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noun
one's dominant arm
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Most common form: 聞き茶
noun
1. tea tasting; tea-tasting  (see also: 嗅ぎ茶)
2. tea-tasting contest  (see also: 闘茶)
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Most common form: 聞いた風
expression, 'na' adjective, noun
flippant; saucy; know-all
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'i' adjective, expression
unable to speak; inarticulate
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expression, 'ku' godan verb
1. to speak; to utter
2. to mediate  (see also: 口が利く)
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noun
one's dominant hand
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Most common form: 口のきき方
expression
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
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expression, ichidan verb
1. to make the smart move (after taking in the situation, etc.)  (see also: 気が利く)
2. to do the tactful or helpful thing (after considering someone's feelings)  (see also: 気が利く)
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Most common form: 口の聞けない
expression, 'i' adjective
unable to speak; inarticulate
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Most common form: 目がきく
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to have an eye for
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to season; to enliven
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Most common form: 無理がきく
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
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noun
effective or important point
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noun
dextral; right-handed person; right-hander
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expression, 'i' adjective
restricted; confined; unfree  (see also: 効く)
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Most common form: 目先がきく
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to have foresight; to be farsighted; to be nimble-witted
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noun
influential person
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noun
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
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noun
one's dominant foot
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