利口

Chinese

 
advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(利口)

Pronunciation


Noun

利口

  1. glib tongue; wittiness

Adjective

利口

  1. quick of speech; having a sharp tongue
  2. tasty and refreshing

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
こう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 悧口
  • 利巧
  • 悧巧

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こー [rìkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲiko̞ː]

Adjective

()(こう) (rikō) -na (adnominal ()(こう) (rikō na), adverbial ()(こう) (rikō ni))

  1. clever

Inflection

Noun

()(こう) (rikō) 

  1. shrewdness

References

  1. 1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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