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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

口を利く

口をきく

Reading

Kana: くちをきく
Romaji: kuchiwokiku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

exp
v5k
1

to speak; to utter

2

to mediate

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit

Example Sentences

もう(かれ)とは(くち)をきかないぞ。
➥I won't talk with him anymore.
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トムとは(くち)をきき()間柄(あいだがら)だ。
➥I am on speaking terms with Tom.
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(かれ)一言(ひとこと)(くち)をきかなかった。
➥Not a word did he speak.
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(くち)をきく元気(げんき)もなくなった。
➥I no longer have the energy to talk.
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いったい(きみ)(くち)をきいたのか。
➥Did you speak at all?
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その()大人(おとな)のような(くち)()く。
➥That boy talks as if he were a grown up.
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