JLPT N3 Vocabulary

効く（きく）

to be effective; to work

Intransitive verb: 薬が効く, 冷房が効く, ブレーキが効く. Different from 利く (to function, to have the ability: 鼻が利く) and the homophones 聞く/聴く (to listen).

Examples

効果こうかhiệu quảhiệu quả, tác dụng🔥 Very frequentTested 5 times (12/2013, 12/2014, 7/2021…)
まさかnever imagined; surely not🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 14 times (12/2021, 7/2023, 12/2023…)100% answer wrong
つまりtức là, nói cách khác🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
うっかりsơ ý, lỡ, lơ đễnh🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2023…)
ところがthế nhưng, vậy mà🔥 Very frequentTested 11 times (7/2019, 12/2019, 7/2024…)
ぐっすりngủ say, ngủ ngon🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 10 times (12/2018, 12/2020, 12/2024…)86% answer wrong
どうしてもdù thế nào cũng; nhất định🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
せっかくmất công; hiếm có🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2023…)

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