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利口 (りこう): clever, shrewd, bright — Japanese vocabulary

利口 is read りこう and means "clever, shrewd, bright". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

利口

Reading
りこう · rikou
Translation
clever, shrewd, bright
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
りこうが

Example

僕は君くらい利口だといいのだが。

ぼくはきみくらいりこうだといいのだが。

I wish I were as smart as you are.

Kanji in this word

  • 利 — benefit, profit
  • 口 — mouth

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