Vocabulary


利く kiku (1)to be effective, to show effect, (2)to do its work, to carry out its function well, (3)to be possible to use godan, verb, vintrans
利
profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: ri, ki.ku, kaga, to, toshi, ...
Main radical: 刀 (18) Strokes: 7 picture (png) | animation (svg) | table (svg)

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利益 rieki; riyaku (1)profit, gains, (2)benefit, advantage, interest (of the public, etc.); (3)profit, gains, (4)benefit, advantage, interest (of the public, etc.), (5)grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained suru
徳利 tokkuri (1)sake bottle, tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar, (2)turtleneck (sweater), (3)someone who cannot swim mix
有利 yuuri advantageous, better, profitable, lucrativemix
利口な rikouna cleveradj
便利さ benrisa convenience, handiness, usefulnessmix
不利 furi disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, unfavourable, drawbackmix
利子 rishi interest (bank)mix
利息 risoku interest (bank)mix
左利き hidarikiki left-handedness, sake drinker, left-handermix
再利用 sairiyou reuse, recyclingsuru
権利 kenri right, privilegeseiji
利己的な rikotekina selfishadj, emo
スパイスの利いた supaisunokiita spicyadj
利用 riyou use/utilization/utilisation/application/(P)jlpt3, jlpt4
便利な benrina usefuladj
便利 benri useful, convenientadj, jlpt5
利用者 riyousha user, end-user, consumermix
勝利 shouri victory, triumph, conquest, success, winsuru
福利 fukuri welfaremix
Verb is godan, intransitive
 positivenegative
present indicativeplainkikukikanai
politekikimasukikimasen
present progressiveplainkiite irukiite inai
politekiite imasukiite imasen
past indicativeplainkiitakikanakatta
politekikimashitakikimasen deshita
presumptiveplainkikou
kiku darou
kikanai darou
politekikimashou
kiku deshou
kikanai deshou
past presumptiveplainkiitarou
kiita darou
kikanakatta darou
politekiita deshoukikanakatta deshou
imperativeplainkikekiku na
politekiite kudasaikikanaide kudasai
provisionalplainkikebakikanakereba
conditionalplainkiitarakikanakattara
politekikimashitarakikimasen deshitara
potentialplainkikerukikenai
politekikemasukikemasen
causativeplainkikaseru
past causativeplainkikaseta
passiveplainkikareru
past passiveplainkikareta
passive causativeplainkikaserareru
kikasareru
past passive causativeplainkikaserareta
desiderativeplainkikitai
past desiderativeplainkikitakatta
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