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    3. 利き

    利き

    利きき​

    effectiveness

    KMT9News #31+2Food & DiningKanji Vocab11 strokes

    効き

    きき

    Noun

    1.
    effectiveness, efficacy, efficaciousness

    Noun, Suffix, Prefix

    2.
    dominance (e.g. of left or right hand)

    Noun

    3.
    tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    この薬くすりはよく利ききません。

    This medicine is not very effective.

    KMT4Medicine & HealthCore Concepts
    彼かれは利きき腕うでが右みぎなので、左ひだり手てで書かくのは苦にが手てだ。

    Since his dominant hand is his right, he's not good at writing with his left hand.

    KMT9Daily LifeCore Concepts
    利きき茶ちゃの大たい会かいで、彼かの女じょはすべての茶ちゃ葉ばを正せい確かくに当あてた。

    In the tea tasting competition, she accurately identified all the tea leaves.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    このエアコンは、すぐに部へや屋ぜ全んた体いに利きき始はじめる。

    This air conditioner quickly starts to be effective throughout the entire room.

    KMT9Home & HousingDaily Life
    利きき酒ざけは、日に本ほん酒しゅの微び妙みょうな風ふう味みの違ちがいを識しき別べつする技ぎ術じゅつです。

    Sake tasting is a skill to distinguish subtle differences in the flavor of Japanese sake.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    利
    き.く…(7)
    profit・advantage・benefit
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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