► 動詞
利く [(2)きく] meaning: work rank: 1
☆ あそこの店はつけが利く ⇨ I can put it on my tab at that store
☆ うちの祖父は体の自由が利かない ⇨ My grandfather has trouble with his motor skills
☆ この車は小回りが利く ⇨ This car can make tight turns
☆ 保険はレンタカーにも利く ⇨ The insurance works on a rent-a-car too
☆ 年をとると体の無理が利かない ⇨ When you get old your body won’t work overloaded, overtime
☆ 彼は融通が利かない ⇨ His flexibility, resourcefulness, doesn’t work. He is not flexible, resourceful, tactful
利かす [きかす] meaning: work rank: 2
☆ 香辛料を利かせた料理 ⇨ A cuisine that makes good use of spices
利する [(3)りする] meaning: benefit rank: 4
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利かせる [きかせる] meaning: work rank: 4
☆ 香辛料を利かせた料理 ⇨ A cuisine that makes good use of spices
► 名詞
利き腕 [ききうで] meaning: hand rank: 3
☆ 利き腕はどちらですか? ⇨ Which is your dominant hand?
利 [り] meaning: benefit rank: 4
☆ 喫煙は百害あって一利なしだ ⇨ Smoking has 100 harms and not even a single benefit
利かん坊 [きかんぼう] meaning: stubborn rank: 4
☆ うちの息子は小さい頃大変な利かん坊だった ⇨ My son was very stubborn when he was little (☛ Literally “child who doesn’t listen”. About young children only)