よく

yoku

often
well

adverb

Chinese meanings

经常；好好地；竟然

Examples

Furigana

ジャック、よく来きてくれたね。
You are welcome, Jack!
杰克，谢谢你来。
Tatoeba #215788
よく、そんな口くちがきけるな！
How dare you say that!
你怎么好意思说出那种话！
Tatoeba #192833

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('19db29fbbb'); // よく

{
  "id": "19db29fbbb",
  "word": "よく",
  "reading": "よく",
  "romaji": "yoku",
  "meanings": [
    "often",
    "well"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1605870,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ジャック、よく来てくれたね。",
      "furigana": "ジャック、よく{来|き}てくれたね。",
      "en": "You are welcome, Jack!",
      "tatoeba_id": 215788
    },
    {
      "ja": "よく、そんな口がきけるな！",
      "furigana": "よく、そんな{口|くち}がきけるな！",
      "en": "How dare you say that!",
      "tatoeba_id": 192833
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "54c011f3dafde623d050b76e36e00ec04c1cbb38f731b5545b80f4151e0ac3ae",
    "meanings": [
      "经常；好好地；竟然"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ジャック、よく来てくれたね。",
        "zh": "杰克，谢谢你来。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "よく、そんな口がきけるな！",
        "zh": "你怎么好意思说出那种话！"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/19db29fbbb",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "64cdc43194f32e0f34a5770ffafa2c6f1dba2160248bb6a14bdf7a9ab5633b57"
  }
}