Word Meaning お利口

おりこう orikou

お利口 is read as おりこう (orikou) and means well-behaved (esp. of children and pets).

Meaning

English

  1. well-behaved (esp. of children and pets)
  2. obedient
  3. good

Reading

Kana

おりこう

Romaji

orikou

Writing Variants

  • お利巧 おりこう orikou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 70228 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

利口

りこう

well-behaved (esp. of children and pets)

小利口

こりこう

clever

口利き

くちきき

way of speaking

窓口

まどぐち

contact person

非常口

ひじょうぐち

emergency exit

閉口

へいこう

to be fed up

働き口

はたらきぐち

position

取り口

とりくち

technique

勝手口

かってぐち

host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

経口

けいこう

taken by mouth

合口

あいくち

unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers

取出口

とりだしぐち

slot (e.g. dispensing tickets)

Example Sentences

8

You're a good girl.

What a clever dog!

I'm the smartest.

Some dogs are very smart.

My dog is cleverer than I am.

Mary is really clever, isn't she?

I thought I was being clever.

Our dog ​​is really clever.