効
benefit, efficacy, efficiency, merit

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

き.くききめなら.う

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:5
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:538

Vocabulary

コウ

WordReadingMeaning
逆効果ギャクコウカopposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
効果コウカeffect; effectiveness; efficacy; result; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
効果的コウカテキeffective; successful
効能コウノウeffect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
効用コウヨウuse; utility; effect; benefit

Other

WordReadingMeaning
逆効果ぎゃっこうかopposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
実効じっこうpractical effect; efficacy; efficiency
即効そっこうimmediate effect; instant effect
特効薬とっこうやくspecific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
発効はっこうcoming into effect

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association, coming & going, mingle, mixing
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be inferior to, be worse, inferiority
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die, graduate, private, soldier
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rapidly
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epidemic
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病
ill, sick
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栽
plantation, planting
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斉
adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of
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