効き目

ききめ · kikime · JLPT N1 · noun

consequence

💊 効く (to take effect) + 目 (eye, sign) = the visible sign that a medicine is working

効く means to take effect. Here 目 marks a visible sign or result, so 効き目 is the noticeable result of something working, like a drug's effect.

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