効く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
効
き
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
效く (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "効く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
効く きく [kìkú]
Imperative (命令形) 効け きけ [kìké]
Key constructions
Passive 効かれる きかれる [kìkárérú]
Causative 効かせる きかせる [kìkásérú]
Potential - - -
Volitional 効こう きこ​ー [kìkóꜜò]
Negative 効かない きかない [kìkánáí]
Negative perfective 効かなかった きかな​かった [kìkánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 効きます ききま​す [kìkímáꜜsù]
Perfective 効いた きいた [kìítá]
Conjunctive 効いて きいて [kìíté]
Hypothetical conditional 効けば きけ​ば [kìkéꜜbà]

Verb

効(き)く • (kiku) godan (stem 効(き)き (kiki), past 効(き)いた (kiita))

  1. to be effective; have effect; act upon
    抗(こう)ウイルス薬(やく)がCOVID(コビッド)-1(いち)9(きゅう)に効(き)くと報(ほう)告(こく)されている。
    kōuirusuyaku ga Kobiddoichikyū ni kiku to hōkoku sareteiru.
    It was reported that antivirus drug is effective for COVID-19.
  2. to work; to hold; to have
    彼(かれ)は鼻(はな)が効(き)く。
    Kare wa hana ga kiku.
    He has a keen nose.
    私(わたし)は左(ひだり)手(て)が効(き)かなくなった。
    Watashi wa hidarite ga kikanakunatta.
    I have lost use of my left hand.
  3. (of system) to be able to be applied; can be used
    学(がく)割(わり)が効(き)く
    gakuwari ga kiku
    students discount can be applied

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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