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Kanji: 効

KANJI
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
ききめ
なら
 ON 音 
コウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
ちから
Meaning:
Merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
()
to be effective
N3
(こうか)
effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
N3
(ゆうこう)
validity, availability, effectiveness
N2
(こうりょく)
effect, efficacy, validity, potency
N1
()()
effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
N1
(こうりつ)
efficiency
N1
(むこう)
invalid, no effect, unavailable
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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