Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
Kunyomi: き.く ききめ なら.う
Onyomi: コウ
Composition: 交 力
Radical: 力
Reading: ちから
Meaning: power, force
Strokes: 2
効(こう) efficacy, benefit, effect
効果(こうか) efficacy, benefit, effect
効率(こうりつ) efficiency
効力(こうりょく) efficacy, benefit, effect
無効(むこう) invalid, of no effect [n.]
時効(じこう) statute of limitations
薬効(やっこう) efficacy of a drug or medicine
特効薬(とっこうやく) specific medicine, wonder drug
即効性(そっこうせい) immediate effect
有効な(ゆうこうな) valid, effective
効く(きく) be effective, take effect
効き目(ききめ) efficacy, benefit, effect
効 (コウ) efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
効果 (コウカ) effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
実効 (ジッコウ) practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
時効 (ジコウ) statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging
効く (きく) to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
効き目 (ききめ) effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
Kunyomi: き.く ききめ なら.う
Onyomi: コウ
Composition: 交 力
Radical: 力
Reading: ちから
Meaning: power, force
Strokes: 2
効(こう) efficacy, benefit, effect
効果(こうか) efficacy, benefit, effect
効率(こうりつ) efficiency
効力(こうりょく) efficacy, benefit, effect
無効(むこう) invalid, of no effect [n.]
時効(じこう) statute of limitations
薬効(やっこう) efficacy of a drug or medicine
特効薬(とっこうやく) specific medicine, wonder drug
即効性(そっこうせい) immediate effect
有効な(ゆうこうな) valid, effective
効く(きく) be effective, take effect
効き目(ききめ) efficacy, benefit, effect
効 (コウ) efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
効果 (コウカ) effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
実効 (ジッコウ) practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
時効 (ジコウ) statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging
効く (きく) to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
効き目 (ききめ) effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye