効 — merit, efficacy, efficiency
きく
効
merit
きく
U+52B9
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #538
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1369
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- merit
- efficacy
- efficiency
- benefit
Readings
- On'yomi
- こう kou
- Kun'yomi
- き ki ききめ kikime なら nara
word
き ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
17 wordsEach dot is a word containing 効: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 8 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.