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Kanji Detail for 効 - "effect, effective"

効

  • Meaning

    効 means "effect, effective." Also associated with devote.

    1. Effect - The result of an action; outcome.

    2. Effective - Having the intended impact; working.

    3. Devote - To dedicate effort; to work hard.

    4. Imitate - To copy; to follow an example.

  • Words using 効

    • 効果 こうか Listen effect; effectiveness; efficacy
    • 有効 ゆうこう Listen valid; effective; yuko (judo)
    • 効率 こうりつ Listen efficiency
    • 無効 むこう Listen invalid; void; ineffective
    • 効果的 こうかてき Listen effective; successful
    • 実効 じっこう Listen practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
    • 発効 はっこう Listen coming into effect
    • 効率的 こうりつてき Listen efficient

  • Four-character idioms with 効

    • 効果覿面 こうかてきめん Listen having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
    • 波及効果 はきゅうこうか Listen ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
    • 相乗効果 そうじょうこうか Listen synergy
    • 薬石無効 やくせきむこう Listen neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient

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    • Verified meaning: effect, effective
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさお)
    • Also carries these associations: devote

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 効

    Given names 効(いさお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    efficacious, effectiveness; to toil, to serve in the army

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 效[xiao4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kikime(ききめ) ききめ

    kiku(き-く) き-く

    nara.u(なら-う) なら-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords

    effect effective devote accomplish achieve imitate mark impression efficacy advantage benefit capability capacity dedicate efficiency effort impact influence outcome performance potency power productivity result strength

Sentences including 効

  • I think this medicine will do you a lot of good.

  • Make the most of your college life.

  • This ticket is good for one more week.

  • The hot spring will do you good.

  • Do you have anything for a cold?

  • This medicine will do you a good deal of good.

  • Then , those from a year ago won't be working any more !

  • If you want to succeed , use your time well.

  • The medicine did wonders for his health.

  • This medicine will do you good.

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