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There are 13 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

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 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

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 jikkouguruupuaidii / jikkogurupuaidi
    じっこうグループアイディー
{comp} effective group ID

Variations:
効く(P)
利く(P)

see styles
 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

Variations:
鼻が利く
鼻が効く(iK)

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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

Variations:
目が利く
目が効く
目がきく

see styles
 megakiku
    めがきく
(exp,v5k) to have an eye for

Variations:
薬が効く
薬がきく(sK)
クスリが効く(sK)

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 kusurigakiku
    くすりがきく
(exp,v5k) to have medicine be effective

Variations:
小回りがきく
小回りが利く
小回りが効く

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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

Variations:
口をきく
口を利く
口を聞く(iK)
口を効く(sK)

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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)

Variations:
冷や酒と親の意見は後できく
冷や酒と親の意見は後で効く

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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

Variations:
睨みが利く
睨みが効く
睨みがきく(sK)
にらみが利く(sK)
にらみが効く(sK)

see styles
 niramigakiku
    にらみがきく
(exp,v5k) (rare) (kana only) to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
This page contains 13 results for "効く" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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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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