Word Meaning 幅が利く

はばがきく haba ga kiku

幅が利く is read as はばがきく (haba ga kiku) and means to have great influence over.

Meaning

English

to have great influence over

Reading

Kana

はばがきく

Romaji

haba ga kiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 89455 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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幅利き

はばきき

influential

幅を利かす

はばをきかす

to throw one's weight around

幅を利かせる

はばをきかせる

to throw one's weight around

利幅

りはば

profit margin

帯域幅利用

たいいきはばりよう

bandwidth usage

利益幅

りえきはば

profit margin

幅広い

はばひろい

extensive

幅

はば

freedom (e.g. of thought)

幅が出る

はばがでる

to become wider

幅員

ふくいん

width (of a road, bridge, etc.)

幅を取る

はばをとる

to take up a lot of space

幅広

はばびろ

wide (e.g. belt, shoes, ribbon)