利く (きく) — to be effective, to work, to function
利く
to be effective
Frequency #3821
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
godan verb (-ku) · transitive/intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5k, vi, vt)
kiku
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
きく[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to be effective
- to work
- to function