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口, くち
1. mouth
2. opening, hole, gap, orifice
3. mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece
4. gate, door, entrance, exit
See 口を利く・1
5. speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip)
あの人は口と腹が反対だ。
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口, く, こう
Only く, Buddhist term
1. mouth, speech
Suffix, Counter, usu. こう
2. counter for people or implements
あの人は口と腹が反対だ。
も
Particle
1. too, also, in addition, as well, (not) either (in a negative sentence)
as ＡもＢも
2. both A and B, A as well as B, neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)
used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.
3. even, as much as, as many as, as far as, as long as, no less than, no fewer than
often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.
4. even if, even though, although, in spite of
Adverb, See もう・3, Colloquialism, Abbreviation
5. further, more, again, another, the other
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聞く, 聴く, きく
Conjugated: きけなかった
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to hear
esp. 聴く
2. to listen (e.g. to music)
聴く is used in legal and official contexts
3. to ask, to enquire, to query
4. to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
5. to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
「昨日あの授業の講義を聞いていましたか」と学生がたずねた。
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効く, 利く, きく
Conjugated: きけなかった
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 薬が効く, usu. 効く
1. to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for)
See 目が利く, usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.
2. to work, to function well
See 割引が効く
3. to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to
Transitive, See 聞く・8
4. to taste (alcohol), to try
この丸薬は心臓に効く。
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訊く, きく
Conjugated: きけなかった
Godan verb, Transitive, See 聞く・きく・3
to ask, to enquire, to query
トムに訊いてきますね。