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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: 1275640 口【くち】 5. speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
  ⇐ see: 2829405 口がきけない【くちがきけない】 1. unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
2. [exp,v5k] [id]
▶ to mediate
▶ to act as a go-between
▶ to put in a good word (for someone)

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2023-01-17 20:32:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2023-01-17 19:06:56  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  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>
5. A 2020-10-08 11:08:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2020-10-08 10:44:36  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  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>
3. A 2020-10-07 07:52:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20,2 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&v5k;</pos>
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