Word Meaning 幅を利かす

はばをきかす haba o kikasu

幅を利かす is read as はばをきかす (haba o kikasu) and means to throw one's weight around.

Meaning

English

to throw one's weight around
to exercise one's authority
to make one's presence felt

Reading

Kana

はばをきかす

Romaji

haba o kikasu

Writing Variants

幅をきかす はばをきかす habaokikasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 88931 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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幅利き

はばきき

influential

幅が利く

はばがきく

to have great influence over

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)