adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. effective, successful.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
効果的 こうかてき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

merit, efficacy, efficiency
コウ き.く ききめ (5th, N2)
mingle, mixing, association
コウ -か.う まじ.わる (2nd, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
father
ちち フ (2nd, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
fruit, reward, carry out
カ は.たす はた.す (4th, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
bull's eye, mark, target
テキ まと いくは (4th)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)