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    3. 機転が利く

    機転が利く

    機き転てんが​利きく​

    to be quick-witted

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    機転がきく

    きてんがきく

    Verb

    1.
    to be quick-witted, to be quick-thinking

    Stroke 0 / 40

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
    Kanji
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
    Kanji
    利
    き.く…(7)
    profit・advantage・benefit
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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