効く
N3きく kiku
- to be effective
godan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
有效;起作用
Chinese notes
効く指产生效果;口を利く中的利く是另一个词。
Examples
- この薬は頭痛によく効く。This medicine works well for headaches.这种药对头痛很有效。
- この薬は君にはおおいに効くと思う。I think this medicine will do you a lot of good.我觉得这药对你很有效。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b921696612'); // 効く
{
"id": "b921696612",
"word": "効く",
"reading": "きく",
"romaji": "kiku",
"meanings": [
"to be effective"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"v5k",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1591100,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この薬は頭痛によく効く。",
"en": "This medicine works well for headaches."
},
{
"ja": "この薬は君にはおおいに効くと思う。",
"furigana": "この{薬|くすり}は{君|きみ}にはおおいに{効|き}くと{思|おも}う。",
"en": "I think this medicine will do you a lot of good.",
"tatoeba_id": 219287
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "40fc223e4e9d9742212d30d97d85327c8b62aba48382712f63bf4479af499621",
"meanings": [
"有效",
"起作用"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この薬は頭痛によく効く。",
"zh": "这种药对头痛很有效。"
},
{
"ja": "この薬は君にはおおいに効くと思う。",
"zh": "我觉得这药对你很有效。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/b921696612",
"JMdict ent_seq 1591100; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "効く指产生效果;口を利く中的利く是另一个词。",
"review_hash": "45a85c99a9a25304070acb7ca18bf9902d466b268fd384d71f8aa9870f5f61d7"
}
}