Kanji
効
kanji character
merit
efficacy
efficiency
benefit
効 kanji-効 merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
効
Meaning
merit efficacy efficiency
Readings
Kun'yomi
- きく
- ききめ
- ならう
On'yomi
- こう か effect
- こう りつ efficiency
- ゆう こう valid
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/8
Common Words
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効 果 effect, effectiveness, efficacy... -
効 くto be effective, to take effect, to be good (for)... -
効 率 efficiency -
有 効 valid, effective, yuko (judo) -
効 result (that makes an act worthwhile), worth (in doing something), value... -
効 力 effect, efficacy, validity... -
無 効 invalid, void, ineffective... -
時 効 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)... -
効 目 effect, virtue, efficacy... -
効 き目 effect, virtue, efficacy... -
実 効 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency -
発 効 coming into effect -
効 果 的 effective, successful -
効 用 use, utility, effect... -
逆 効 果 opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring -
効 能 effect, effectiveness, efficacy... -
即 効 immediate effect, instant effect -
効 かせるto bring out (the effect of), to put to good use, to make use of (e.g. threats)... -
効 率 的 efficient -
薬 効 medical efficacy, effect of a medicine -
効 きeffectiveness, efficacy, efficaciousness... -
特 効 薬 specific medicine, wonder drug, silver bullet -
効 かすto bring out (the effect of), to put to good use, to make use of (e.g. threats)... -
失 効 lapse, abatement, invalidation... -
効 験 efficacy, effect -
偉 効 great effect -
卓 効 great efficiency -
奏 効 efficacy -
遅 効 delayed effect -
速 効 speedy effect