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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

効

Merit, Efficacy JLPT N2

8 strokes · school grade 5 · frequency rank #538

Meaning

Merit, Efficacy, Efficiency, Benefit

Readings

On’yomiコウ kou
Kun’yomiき.く kiku、ききめ kikime、なら.う narau

Radical

力 — power (Kangxi radical #19)

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