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口くちをきく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
Idiomatic
1. to speak; to talk
2. to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
Alt. forms
口くちをきく
56%
口くちを利きく
36%
口くちを聞きく
6%
Kanji used
口
mouth
Top 9700
Conjugations...Used in: 1314
Composed of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Examples (10 in total)
I won't talk to him anymore.
I no longer have the energy to talk.
Did you speak at all?
I absolutely will not speak to that fellow again!
I don't want to talk to that bloke ever again.
Our baby is learning to speak.
The woman speaks as if she were a teacher.
I apologized, but even then she wouldn't speak to me.
He never speaks unless spoken to.
After they argued, they didn't speak to each other for a week.