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    3. 気を利かす

    気を利かす

    気きを​利きか​す​

    to use tact

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    気をきかす気を効かす

    きをきかす

    Verb

    1.
    to use tact, to exercise discretion, to be tactful, to be thoughtful, to have the sense (to do), to take a hint

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    Characters that make up this word

    気
    いき・き…(2)
    spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood
    Kanji
    利
    き.く…(7)
    profit・advantage・benefit
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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