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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
2. to work; to function well
usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.
3. to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
4. to taste (alcohol); to try
Alt. forms
効きく
57%
利きく
25%
きく
17%
Kanji used
効
be effective
Pitch accent
き
く
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Conjugations...Used in: 3770
Used in vocabulary (6 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
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Examples (16 in total)
This works.
The brakes did not work.
The hot spring will do you good.
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