Word Meaning 目先が利く

めさきがきく mesaki ga kiku

目先が利く is read as めさきがきく (mesaki ga kiku) and means to have foresight.

Meaning

English

to have foresight
to be farsighted
to be nimble-witted

Reading

Kana

めさきがきく

Romaji

mesaki ga kiku

Writing Variants

目先がきく めさきがきく mesakigakiku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 58601 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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目が利く

めがきく

to have an eye for

目端が利く

めはしがきく

to be quick-witted

目先相場

めさきそうば

the market trend in the near future

目利き力

めききりょく

capability of assessing (what something is worth, etc.)

目利き

めきき

judgement

目先

めさき

appearance

名目利子率

めいもくりしりつ

nominal rate of interest

利用目的

りようもくてき

purpose of use

営利目的

えいりもくてき

profit motive

目当て

めあて

sight (on a firearm)

目頭

めがしら

inner canthus