

| Readings | On-reading | こう |
| Kun-reading | きく | |
| Meaning | to effect / efficacy | |
| Radical | 力 | |
| Stroke count | 8 | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「効」
| Word | Meaning |
| 効く(きく) |
to be effective
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| 効果(こうか) | effectiveness |
| 効率(こうりつ) | efficiency |

