noun

  1. mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman.
  2. influential person, person of influence.
  3. eloquence, eloquent person. Archaism.
  4. way of speaking. Archaism. Original meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
口利き くちきき
 
 
口きき くちきき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
profit, advantage, benefit
リ き.く と (4th, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ