Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 目先が利く(めさきがきく) in Japanese

目先が利く, 目先がきく
Kana Reading
めさきがきく
Romaji
mesakigakiku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku' ending
    Meaning
    to have foresight; to be farsighted; to be nimble-witted

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
目先が利く
Plain Polite
目先が利きます
Negative
目先が利かない
Negative Polite
目先が利きません

Past

Plain
目先が利いた
Plain Polite
目先が利きました
Negative
目先が利かなかった
Negative Polite
目先が利きませんでした

Te

Plain
目先が利いて
Plain Polite
目先が利きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
目先が利かれる
Plain Polite
目先が利かれます
Negative
目先が利かれない
Negative Polite
目先が利かれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

7 strokes

profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: き.く

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

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