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    3. 口利き

    口利き

    口くち利きき​

    mediation

    KMT8News #24+1NounWork & CareerAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab14 strokes

    口きき

    くちきき

    Noun

    1.
    mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman
    2.
    influential person, person of influence
    3.
    eloquence, eloquent person
    archaic
    4.
    way of speaking
    archaic

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    彼かれは就しゅう職しょくの口くち利ききをしてくれた。

    He helped me get a job (by mediation).

    KMT6Work & Career
    その契けい約やくは彼かれの口くち利ききでまとまった。

    That contract was settled through his mediation.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    転てん職しょくの際さい、友ゆう人じんが有ゆう力りょくな口クチ利キきをしてくれたおかげで、希き望ぼうの会かい社しゃに入はいれた。

    When I changed jobs, thanks to my friend's powerful mediation, I was able to join my desired company.

    KMT8Work & Career
    政せい治じ家かによる口くち利ききは、時ときに倫りん理り的てきな問もん題だいを引ひき起おこす。

    Mediation by politicians sometimes causes ethical problems.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かれは業ぎょう界かいの口くち利ききとして、多おおくの企き業ぎょう間かんの交こう渉しょうを成せい功こうさせてきた。

    As an industry mediator, he has successfully negotiated many deals between companies.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    利
    き.く…(7)
    profit・advantage・benefit
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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