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    3. 睨みが利く

    睨みが利く

    睨にらみ​が​利きく​

    to have authority (over)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    睨みが効く睨みがきくにらみが利くにらみが効く

    にらみがきく

    Verb

    1.
    to have authority (over), to have great influence (over)
    rare termword usually written using kana alone

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    Characters that make up this word

    睨
    にら.む・にら.み…(1)
    glaring at・authority・power・scowl at
    Kanji
    利
    き.く…(7)
    profit・advantage・benefit
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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