JLPT N3 · な-adjective

利口 (rikou)

利口 (りこう, rikou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “clever; intelligent”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りこう
Romaji: rikou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

clever; intelligent; bright; smart; wise · な-adjective, noun
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good · な-adjective, noun · usu. お〜

Example sentences

しかし、トニーは利口な少年ではありませんでした。

But Tony was not a clever boy.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 利口

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	利口だ	りこうだ rikouda
Present (polite)	利口です	りこうです rikoudesu
Negative	利口じゃない	りこうじゃない rikoujanai
Past	利口だった	りこうだった rikoudatta
Negative past	利口じゃなかった	りこうじゃなかった rikoujanakatta
Te-form	利口で	りこうで rikoude
Before a noun	利口な	りこうな rikouna
Adverb (~ni)	利口に	りこうに rikouni

Kanji in 利口

利

profit, advantage, benefitリ・き.く · 7 strokes

口

mouthコウ・ク・くち · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 利口.

便利べんりconvenient利用りようuse権利けんりright有利ゆうりadvantageous利益りえきprofit不利ふりdisadvantage利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages勝利しょうりvictory砂利じゃりgravel利子りしinterest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)利潤りじゅんprofit利息りそくinterest (on a loan, deposit etc.)利点りてんadvantage左利きひだりききleft-handedness

Source: JMdict entry 1549550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.