N3Verb

⚙️Actions & States (generic)

効くきく

kiku

to be effective

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Example sentence

風邪に効く薬はありますか。

Do you have anything for a cold?

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Kanji in 効く

merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit

Sentences with 効く

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
効果	N3	こうか	こうかeffect, result
有効	N3	ゆうこう	ゆうこうvalid, effectual
効力	N2	こうりょく	こうりょくeffect, efficacy
効率	N1	こうりつ	こうりつefficiency
無効	N1	むこう	むこうinvalid, no effect, unavailable
効き目	N1	ききめ	ききめeffect, virtue, efficacy

More Actions & States (generic) words

Word	Reading	Meaning
操作	そうさ	そうさoperation, management, processing
得る	える	えるto obtain / acquire (common reading in compounds; e.g. 知識[ちしき]を得る[える] = gain knowledge)
得る	うる	うるcan / be able to (more formal/literary; e.g. 起こり[おこり]得る[うる] = can happen)
異なる	ことなる	ことなるto differ, to vary
無視	むし	むしdisregard, ignore
働き	はたらき	はたらきwork, labor
修理	しゅうり	しゅうりrepairing, mending
考慮	こうりょ	こうりょconsideration, taking into account

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