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Kanji 効: meaning "effect", readings, stroke order

The kanji 効 means "effect". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: きく. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
effect
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
きく
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
效 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 効

  • 効果 こうか — effect, result
  • 有効 ゆうこう — valid, effectual
  • 効果的 こうかてき — Effective
  • 効率的 こうりつてき — Efficient
  • 効率化 こうりつか — Efficiency improvement
  • 効力 こうりょく — effect, efficacy
  • 効率 こうりつ — efficiency
  • 効き目 ききめ — effect, virtue, efficacy
  • 無効 むこう — invalid, no effect, unavailable

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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