EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 25
  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for)

    usu. 効くsee 薬が効く

    この丸薬は心臓に効く。
    These pills act on the heart.
  2. to work; to function well

    usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.see 目が利く

  3. to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

    see 割引が効く

  4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

    to taste (alcohol); to try

    see 聞く

Also written 利く【きく】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit

Kun
き.く、ききめ、なら.う
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
538 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 25

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Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
2g6.2The Kanji Dictionary
0442.7Four corner code
445deroo
52b9Unicode hex code
1-24-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
722Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
535New Nelson (John Haig)
1265New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1617Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
849Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1164Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1276Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1369Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
515A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
653Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
623Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2334Morohashi
671A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
816Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
835Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
782sakade
370Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
697henshall3
682Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
501Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
216Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1284Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao4Pinyin reading
hyoKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level