口利き・口きき|くちききkuchikiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman
2. nouninfluential person; person of influence
3. nouneloquence; eloquent person
4. nounway of speakingoriginal meaning

• Synonym仲介ちゅうかいNeutralMediating between the parties, as in 「不動産仲介」; a neutral term for commercial intermediation, whereas 「口利き」 often implies back-door connections.
• Synonym橋渡しはしわたしCasualColloquial; bridging two sides and bringing them together, with a positive nuance and an emphasis on communication between the parties.
• Synonym仲立ちなかだちNeutralNeutral mediation or intermediation, as in 「仲立ちをする」; carries none of the back-door nuance of 「口利き」.
• Synonymパイプ役パイプやくCasualColloquial; a person who communicates and liaises between two sides, with the emphasis on the liaison role.
• Related仲人なこうどNeutralA wedding matchmaker; also read 「ちゅうにん」 for a mediator, but the focus is on marriage matchmaking.
• Related周旋人しゅうせんにんWrittenWritten/formal prose; an intermediary who arranges sales or employment; an old-fashioned term with a commercial flavor.
• Related斡旋者あっせんしゃFormalFormal; a person who mediates between two parties, without the back-door nuance of 「口利き」.
• Related取り持ちとりもちCasualColloquial; bringing two sides together and also entertaining guests, with an emphasis on cultivating relationships.

Use 「口利き」 for pulling strings through personal influence, often with a back-door nuance as in 「政治家の口利き」. For neutral intermediation say 「仲介」 or 「仲立ち」; for bridging two sides, 「橋渡し」; for a marriage matchmaker, 「仲人」.

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1. 話はなすこと。また、その口振くちぶり。
2. 交渉こうしょう、談判だんぱんがうまいこと。また、そのような人ひと。
3. 弁舌べんぜつが巧たくみなこと。また、そのような人ひと。
4. 仲介ちゅうかいする人ひと。