Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: き.く, ききめ, なら.う · Meanings: benefit, efficacy, efficiency, merit
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甲斐 | かい | result (that makes an act worthwhile), worth (in doing something), value, effect, use, benefit, avail | common Noun |
| 効 | こう | efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success | Noun |
| 効果 | こうか | effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 効く | きく | to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for) | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 効力 | こうりょく | effect, efficacy, validity, potency | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 効率 | こうりつ | efficiency | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 効き目 | ききめ | effect, virtue, efficacy, impression | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 効果的 | こうかてき | effective, successful | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 効率的 | こうりつてき | efficient | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 利かせる | きかせる | to bring out (the effect of), to put to good use, to make use of (e.g. threats), to use (e.g. intimidation), to take advantage of (e.g. one's influence), to season (with salt, etc.), to put in | common Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
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