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：2026/01/09
顔が利く
Hiragana
かおがきく
Verb
Japanese Meaning
評判や地位、人脈などによって、ある場所や社会的な場面で影響力を持ち、便宜をはかってもらえたり、特別な扱いを受けられたりすること。 / 顔なじみが多く、その場にいる人たちからよく知られていて、頼み事を通しやすい状態にあること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
その人のなまえやつながりで、人にたのんだり、ねがいごとをとおしやすいようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
有名望而有影响力 / 有人脉，能说得上话 / 仗着面子能通融
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
有影響力，說話有分量 / 靠名聲或人脈吃得開 / 在某圈子能通融
Korean Meaning
인맥이나 평판으로 영향력을 행사하다 / 잘 알려져 있어 일이 잘 통하다 / 연줄로 편의를 얻다
Indonesian
berpengaruh karena reputasi atau nama / punya koneksi/relasi yang memudahkan urusan / memiliki pengaruh di suatu kalangan
Vietnamese Meaning
có ảnh hưởng, có thế lực / có tiếng nói nhờ danh tiếng / quen biết rộng, được nể mặt
Tagalog Meaning
may impluwensiya dahil sa reputasyon / may kapit o koneksyon / kilala kaya nakakakuha ng pabor
Sense（1）
have influence through one's reputation, have clout
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have influence through one's reputation, have clout
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顔が利く
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He has influence through his reputation in this town, so he can make anything go smoothly.
He has influence through his reputation in this town, so he can make anything go smoothly.
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彼はこの町では顔が利くから、何でもスムーズに進められる。
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