Word Meaning 効果的

こうかてき koukateki

効果的 is read as こうかてき (koukateki) and means effective.

Meaning

English

  1. effective
  2. successful

Reading

Kana

こうかてき

Romaji

koukateki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 10520 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

効率的

こうりつてき

efficient

効果

こうか

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

効果の法則

こうかのほうそく

law of effect

効果音

こうかおん

sound effect

効果抜群

こうかばつぐん

exceptionally effective

効果覿面

こうかてきめん

having an immediate effect

非効率的

ひこうりつてき

inefficient

逆効果

ぎゃくこうか

opposite effect

時間効果

じかんこうか

time effect

相加効果

そうかこうか

additive effect

Example Sentences

7

もっとこうかてきなほうほうをさがしましょう。

Let's look for a more effective method.

The most effective defense is offense.

Dietary fibre is good for losing weight.

We have yet to discover an effective remedy for cancer.

The method was crude, but very effective.

Throwing cues that you are listening into conversation can be effective when you are struggling for words or don't know what to say.

What surprised me most when I first entered college was how few of my classmates knew how to study efficiently.