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    3. 幅を利かせる

    幅を利かせる

    幅はばを​利きか​せ​る​

    to throw one's weight around

    NTVerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab29 strokes

    幅をきかせる幅を効かせる巾を利かせる巾をきかせる

    はばをきかせる

    Verb

    1.
    to throw one's weight around, to exercise one's authority, to make one's presence felt

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    Characters that make up this word

    幅
    はば…(1)
    hanging scroll・width
    Kanji
    利
    き.く…(7)
    profit・advantage・benefit
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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