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11 利く
To Work Well

Meaning

Primary

To Work Well

Secondary

To Be Possible, To Be Effective

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Reading

きく

Notes

Groups

    • 聞く To Hear, To Ask, To Listen

    • 聴く To Listen To, To Hear, To Listen

    • 効く To Be Effective, To Work Effectively

    • 利く To Work Well, To Be Possible, To Be Effective

    • Left Direction, Left

    • 利く To Work Well, To Be Possible, To Be Effective

    • 左利き Left Handed

    • Right Direction, Right

    • 利く To Work Well, To Be Possible, To Be Effective

    • 右利き Right Handed

Remarks

  • When something Works Well 利く it makes profit 利

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