有効

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See also: 有效

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
有效 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ゆう)(こう) (yūkō-na (adnominal (ゆう)(こう) (yūkō na), adverbial (ゆう)(こう) (yūkō ni))

  1. effective
  2. valid
  3. available

Usage notes

  • May be translated into idiomatic English as "on" or "enabled" in some contexts:
    JavaScriptを有効(ゆうこう)にする
    JavaScript o yūkō ni suru
    turn on JavaScript
    (literally, “render JavaScript effective”)
    JavaScriptが有効(ゆうこう)になっています
    JavaScript ga yūkō ni natteimasu
    JavaScript is enabled

Inflection

Noun

(ゆう)(こう) (yūkō

  1. effectiveness
  2. validity
  3. availability
  4. (judo) yuko, the points awarded for a type of move in a judo match or the judge's call of yuko

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See also

References

  1. ^ Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.