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効く [ichi1] ；利く [ichi1]
【きく [ichi1] 】

[v5k,vi]
《usu. 効く》
▶ to be effective
▶ to take effect
▶ to be good (for)

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 2211060 薬が効く 1. to have medicine be effective

[v5k,vi]
《usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.》
▶ to work
▶ to function well

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 1911780 目が利く 1. to have an eye for

[v5k,vi]
▶ to be possible (to do, use, etc.)
▶ to be able to

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 2211050 割引が効く 1. to be able to get a (type of) discount
	⇐ see: 2773310 自由がきかない【じゆうがきかない】 1. restricted; confined; unfree

[v5k,vt]
▶ to taste (alcohol)
▶ to try

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 1591110 聞く 8. to taste (alcohol); to try

Conjugations

History:

5.	A 2020-05-08 05:51:22 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I've extended the note to reflect that. Almost all the examples one sees for that sense are fo body things.
	Diff:	@@ -29 +29 @@ -<s_inf>usu. 利く</s_inf> +<s_inf>usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.</s_inf>
4.	A* 2020-04-24 17:31:18 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	目が利く 2493 目が効いた 132 鼻が利く 8223 鼻が効く 1189 ブレーキが利かない 3585 ブレーキが効かない 6142 酸味の利いた 8846 酸味の効いた 15352 パンチの利いた 2424 パンチの効いた 53001
	Comments:	効く actually appears to be more common for sense 2 except when it's referring to senses of the body.
3.	A* 2020-04-23 12:08:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5, etc. (uses 効く in examples for sense 1 and 利く for sense 2.
	Comments:	Also see comments on 2829405.
	Diff:	@@ -19,0 +20 @@ +<s_inf>usu. 効く</s_inf> @@ -27,0 +29 @@ +<s_inf>usu. 利く</s_inf>
2.	A 2020-03-08 02:10:09 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2020-03-07 23:56:28 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijr/s, gg5
	Diff:	@@ -21 +21,2 @@ -<gloss>to show effect</gloss> +<gloss>to take effect</gloss> +<gloss>to be good (for)</gloss> @@ -27,2 +28,2 @@ -<gloss>to do its work</gloss> -<gloss>to carry out its function well</gloss> +<gloss>to work</gloss> +<gloss>to function well</gloss> @@ -34 +35,9 @@ -<gloss>to be possible to use</gloss> +<gloss>to be possible (to do, use, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>to be able to</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&v5k;</pos> +<pos>&vt;</pos> +<xref type="see" seq="1591110">聞く・8</xref> +<gloss>to taste (alcohol)</gloss> +<gloss>to try</gloss>

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