効

Effect

Also: Efficiency, Efficacy, Effective, Benefit

On'yomi

  • こう kou

Kun'yomi

  • き(く) kiku
  • ききめ kikime
  • なら nara
Stroke count
8
Radical
力 power · Kangxi radical 19
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 5

効 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 力 (power), number 19. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 5 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 5 kanji list · All kanji