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    3. 口をきく

    口をきく

    口くちを​き​く​

    to speak

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    口を利く口を聞く口を効く

    くちをきく

    Verb

    1.
    to speak, to talk
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    to mediate, to act as a go-between, to put in a good word (for someone)
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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