Keyword
be effective
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1369
Old form效
Readings
こう
(81%)
き
(18%)
Composed of
mingle
power
Mnemonic

If you want to be effective at your job then it's important to not only have a lot of power, but also to mingle with the right people at your workplace.

Used in vocabulary (306 in total)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
effective; successful
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
making efficient; optimization
coming into effect
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
validity; effectiveness
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
greenhouse effect gas; greenhouse gas
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to disable; to override
to have medicine be effective
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
(positive) economic effect
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
use; utility; effect; benefit
effective control (over territory); working control
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
ratio of job openings to job applicants
impact of publicity or propaganda
delayed effect
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
to bear fruit; to take effect
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
(medicine with) a curative effect; (having) therapeutic value
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
immediate effect; instant effect
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
to succeed; to bear fruit
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
speedy effect
visual effect; visual effects (in filmmaking, etc.); VFX
efficacy; effect
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
power generation efficiency; generating efficiency
invalidation of the election of a politician
enabling; activation; validation
negative impact; negative effect
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
sound effects; acoustics
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to work too well (of a punishment, reprimand, etc.); to be too much (for someone); to have a stronger effect than intended
effectiveness of advertising
restricted; confined; unfree
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
thermal efficiency
to be beneficial to; to be efficacious
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
edgy; avant-garde
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
Barnum effect; Forer effect
tunnel effect; tunneling
to have medicine be effective
well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched
to threaten; to intimidate
to be able to get a (type of) discount
aftereffect; after effect
to work too well (of a punishment, reprimand, etc.); to be too much (for someone); to have a stronger effect than intended
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
extinctive prescription; negative prescription; statute of limitations
aftereffect
improvement in efficiency
cost-effectiveness; price-performance ratio
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
Concorde fallacy; Concorde effect; sunk cost fallacy
statement of the efficacy of a medicine
remarkable effect
effective dose (radiation)
great effect
stack effect; chimney effect
great efficiency
customer appeal; the power to appeal to customers
quick-acting remedy; fast-acting medicine
no medical treatment having proved effective
period of prescription; period of statute of limitations
psychological phenomenon in which a person's desire for something increases when it is restricted or forbidden; forbidden fruit effect; (lit.) Caligula effect
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
to have an eye for
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
usucaption; acquisitive prescription; positive prescription
expiry date; date of expiry
acquisitive prescription; positive prescription
moisture absorption efficacy
iridescence; play of color; opalescence
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
cost effectiveness
Proustian memory (involuntary memory triggered by a smell); Proust effect; Proust phenomenon
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
Raman effect (of inelastic photon scattering)
Mössbauer effect; recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence
to be beneficial to; to be efficacious
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
root mean squared value
significant digit
Trump Effect; impact on business of the election of Donald Trump as US president
alienation effect; Verfremdungseffekt
Fujiwhara effect; Fujiwara effect
controlled-release fertilizer; slow-acting fertilizer
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to use one's influence
to threaten; to intimidate
no medical treatment having proved effective
to use one's influence
significant digit
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
chief effect (of a medicine)
medically effective ingredient
significant figures; significant digits
slow-acting fertilizer; slow-acting fertiliser
quick-acting fertilizer; quick-acting fertiliser
binding legal effectiveness as to third parties
self-executing (computer file)
neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient
fountain effect (theory that high sales in the basement of a department store lead to increased sales in the upper levels as well)
shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors)
utility maximization; utility maximisation
expiry date indication; expiration date indication
network efficiency
significant digit arithmetic
Edison effect (thermionic emission from a heated metal or semiconductor)
pseudoeffective
overall efficiency; combined efficiency; lamp and auxiliary efficacy (industry specific)
shear effect; shearing effect
shear effect; shearing effect
higher-order effect
treatment efficacy
collateral estoppel; issue preclusion
Polyanna principle; Polyanna effect
age hardening; precipitation hardening; particle hardening
you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake
functional sensitivity (esp. in photography); effective sensitivity
stuck song syndrome (esp. fragment of a song)
fertilizer response; effect of fertilizer
Streisand effect (unintentionally increasing public awareness of information as a result of trying to suppress it)
effective utilization; efficient use
Oberth effect (in astronautics)
(number of) valid pixels; effective pixels
Mandela Effect (phenomenon of false collective memory)
Somogyi effect; rebound hyperglycemia
effective use; making effective use (of)
effective range (of a firearm, missile, etc.); effective firing range
Examples (101 in total)
Did this medication help you?
This medicine may aid his recovery.
The medicine had an immediate effect.