こう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result
Noun
2. effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
Kanji used
be effective
fruit
Pitch accent
うか
Top 1100
Composed of
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
Used in vocabulary (95 in total)
effective; successful
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
Examples (8 in total)
The effect was immediate.
This new medicine has a lasting effect.
A research organization investigated the effect.
Did this medication help you?
The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.
The effect of the medicine was amazing.
The medicine seemed to have no effect on the patient.
The more effective a sunscreen is, the more burden it puts on the skin.