All JLPT kanji
効
Stroke order
Meaningmerit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
On'yomiコウ
Kun'yomiきく, ききめ, ならう

Words with 効

WordJLPTMeaning
効果N3こうかeffect, result
有効N3ゆうこうvalid, effectual
効くN3きくto be effective
効力N2こうりょくeffect, efficacy
効率N1こうりつefficiency
無効N1むこうinvalid, no effect, unavailable
効き目N1ききめeffect, virtue, efficacy

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