Word Meaning 効き目

ききめ kikime

効き目 is read as ききめ (kikime) and means one's dominant eye.

Meaning

English

  1. one's dominant eye
  2. effect
  3. virtue
  4. efficacy
  5. impression

Reading

Kana

ききめ

Romaji

kikime

Writing Variants

  • きき眼 ききめ kikime
  • 効目 ききめ kikime
  • 利き目 ききめ kikime
  • 利目 ききめ kikime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words ,持続時間 Rank 1026 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

効果

こうか

effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

効力

こうりょく

effect

効く

きく

to be possible (to do, use, etc.)

効果的

こうかてき

effective

効用

こうよう

use

効能

こうのう

effect

こう

efficacy

効用最大化

こうようさいだいか

utility maximization

効用関数

こうようかんすう

utility function

境目

さかいめ

borderline

Example Sentences

5

くすりのききめはすぐにはでない。

The medicine's effect does not appear right away.

I will find out how the medicine works.

The effects of the medicine were wearing off.

Then, those from a year ago won't be working any more!

Penis enlargement supplements, as sold on sites and in magazines, have essentially no effect.