効 – Kanji details

Keyword

be effective

Info

Frequency	Top 500-600
Type	Kyōiku (5th grade) ?
	Shinjitai ?
Kanken	Level 6
Heisig	1369
Old form	效
Readings	こう (81%) き (18%)
	かいきき

Composed of

交

mingle

力

power

Mnemonic

If you want to be effective at your job then it's important to not only have a lot of power, but also to mingle with the right people at your workplace.

Used in vocabulary (254 in total)

効こう果か

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

効きく

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

有ゆう効こう

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

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Examples (101 in total)

このお薬くすりは効こう果かがあったの？

Did this medication help you?

この薬くすりは彼かれの回かい復ふくに効こう果かがあるかもしれない。

This medicine may aid his recovery.

その薬くすりはすぐに効こう果かを示しめした。

The medicine had an immediate effect.