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KANJI

効

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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:	力 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	効(き)く	to be effective
N3	効果(こうか)	effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
N3	有効(ゆうこう)	validity, availability, effectiveness
N2	効力(こうりょく)	effect, efficacy, validity, potency
N1	効(き)き目(め)	effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
N1	効率(こうりつ)	efficiency
N1	無効(むこう)	invalid, no effect, unavailable

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