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発効 (はっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

発はっ効こう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

coming into effect; taking effect; becoming effective

Used for laws, treaties, regulations, and official agreements when they become operative. Often appears in news and formal writing.

新あたらしい法ほう律りつは来らい月げつから発はっ効こうする。
The new law will come into effect next month.
条じょう約やくの発はっ効こうには批ひ准じゅんが

必ひつ

要よう

だ

。

Ratification is necessary for the treaty to take effect.

Kanji

発departure, discharge, publish
効merit, efficacy, efficiency

Similar words

施し行こう
施行 means 'enforcement' or 'putting into operation' and focuses on the practical implementation of a law, whereas 発効 refers to the moment a law or agreement legally becomes effective.
効こう力りょく
効力 means 'effectiveness' or 'validity' as a state or quality, while 発効 is the event of coming into effect.

Etymology

Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'departure, start') and 効 (kō, 'effect, efficacy'), literally 'start of effect'. The reading はっこう results from the regular sound change of 発 (hatsu) before a k-row syllable.