There are 14 total results for your 効く search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
効く see styles |
kiku きく |
(v5k,vi) (1) to be effective; to show effect; (2) to do its work; to carry out its function well; (3) to be possible to use |
目が効く see styles |
megakiku めがきく |
(exp,v5k) to have an eye for |
薬が効く see styles |
yakugakiku やくがきく |
(exp,v5k) to have medicine be effective |
割引が効く see styles |
waribikigakiku わりびきがきく |
(exp,v5k) to be able to get a (type of) discount |
実効グループＩＤ see styles |
jikkouguruupuaidii / jikkogurupuaidi じっこうグループアイディー |
{comp} effective group ID |
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kiku きく |
(v5k,vi) (1) (usu. 効く) (See 薬が効く) to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for); (v5k,vi) (2) (usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.) (See 目が利く) to work; to function well; (v5k,vi) (3) (See 割引が効く) to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to; (transitive verb) (4) (See 聞く・8) to taste (alcohol); to try |
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hanagakiku はながきく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to have an acute sense of smell; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things |
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megakiku めがきく |
(exp,v5k) to have an eye for |
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tsubushigakiku つぶしがきく |
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; to be valuable as scrap |
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hiyazaketooyanoikenhaatodekiku / hiyazaketooyanoikenhatodekiku ひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできく |
(exp,v5k) (proverb) you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake |
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kuchiokiku くちをきく |
(exp,v5k) (1) (idiom) to speak; to talk; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone) |
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komawarigakiku こまわりがきく |
(exp,v5k) (1) to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); (exp,v5k) (2) to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances |
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niramigakiku にらみがきく |
(exp,v5k) (rare) (kana only) to have authority (over); to have great influence (over) |
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kusurigakiku くすりがきく |
(exp,v5k) to have medicine be effective |
Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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