利く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
利
き
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Verb

利(き)く • (kiku) intransitive godan (stem 利(き)き (kiki), past 利(き)いた (kiita))

  1. Alternative form of 効く

Conjugation

Conjugation of "利く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 利か きか kika
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 利き きき kiki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 利く きく kiku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 利く きく kiku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 利け きけ kike
Meireikei ("imperative") 利け きけ kike
Key constructions
Passive 利かれる きかれる kikareru
Causative 利かせる
利かす 		きかせる
きかす 		kikaseru
kikasu
Potential 利ける きける kikeru
Volitional 利こう きこう kikō
Negative 利かない きかない kikanai
Negative continuative 利かず きかず kikazu
Formal 利きます ききます kikimasu
Perfective 利いた きいた kiita
Conjunctive 利いて きいて kiite
Hypothetical conditional 利けば きけば kikeba

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