EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit

    絵画が有する第一の効能は見る人の目のごちそうとなることである。
    The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes.

Also written 功能【こうのう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit

Kun
き.くききめなら.う
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
538 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
2g6.2The Kanji Dictionary
0442.7Four corner code
445deroo
52b9Unicode hex code
1-24-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
722Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
535New Nelson (John Haig)
1265New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1617Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
849Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1164Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1276Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1369Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
515A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
653Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
623Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2334Morohashi
671A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
816Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
835Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
782sakade
370Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
697henshall3
682Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
501Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
216Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1284Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao4Pinyin reading
hyoKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ability, talent, skill, capacity

Kun
よ.くあた.う
On
ノウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
273 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

たかのりよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4b6.15The Kanji Dictionary
2221.2, 2121.1Four corner code
2756deroo
80fdUnicode hex code
1-39-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
853Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4809New Nelson (John Haig)
1323New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1676Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
888Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1207Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2004Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2160Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
341A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1397Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
416Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29454Morohashi
766A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
386Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
387Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691sakade
847Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
787henshall3
718Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
285crowley
411Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1018Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2023Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
neng2Pinyin reading
neung, naeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level