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
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to be flexible; to be accommodating
Examples (16 in total)
This works.
The brakes did not work.
The hot spring will do you good.