jmdict 2086150 Active (id#2219246)
口をきく； 口を利く； 口を聞く [iK] ； 口を効く [sK]
【 くちをきく 】
  1. [exp,v5k] [id]
    • to speak
    • to talk
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2829405 口がきけない【くちがきけない】 1. unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
    • ⇐ see: 1275640 口【くち】 5. speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
  2. [exp,v5k] [id]
    • to mediate
    • to act as a go-between
    • to put in a good word (for someone)
Conjugations
History:
    • A 2023-01-17 20:32:11 Jim Breen (id#2219246)
    • A* 2023-01-17 19:06:56 Stephen Kraus (id#2219238)
    • Refs
      Robin's comment below
    • Diff
      @@ -12,0 +13,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>口を効く</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
    • A 2020-10-08 11:08:11 Jim Breen
    • A* 2020-10-08 10:44:36 Robin Scott
    • Refs
      gg5, prog
meikyo: 注意「口を聞く」「口を効く」は誤り。
口を利く	        10110
口をきく	        20765
口を聞く 	5428
口を効く 	113
    • Diff
      @@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>口をきく</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -8 +11,2 @@
-<keb>口をきく</keb>
+<keb>口を聞く</keb>
+<ke_inf>&iK;</ke_inf>
@@ -15,0 +20 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
@@ -17 +22 @@
-<gloss>to utter</gloss>
+<gloss>to talk</gloss>
@@ -21,0 +27 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
@@ -22,0 +29,2 @@
+<gloss>to act as a go-between</gloss>
+<gloss>to put in a good word (for someone)</gloss>
    • A 2020-10-07 07:52:13 Jim Breen
    • Diff
      @@ -19,0 +20,2 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&v5k;</pos>
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