Word Meaning 幅を利かせる

はばをきかせる haba o kikaseru

幅を利かせる is read as はばをきかせる (haba o kikaseru) 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

はばをきかせる

Romaji

haba o kikaseru

Writing Variants

幅をきかせる はばをきかせる habaokikaseru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 89948 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

幅が利く

はばがきく

to have great influence over

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

幅が出る

はばがでる

to become wider

幅を取る

はばをとる

to take up a lot of space

幅にする

はばにする

to be proud

幅広い

はばひろい

extensive

幅

はば

freedom (e.g. of thought)

幅員

ふくいん

width (of a road, bridge, etc.)