Japanese

Noun

効果 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 效果, hiragana こうか, romaji kōka, historical hiragana かうくわ)

1. effect
2. (judo) koka, points or the judge call to the points in the match of Japanese martial art of judo. less points to yuko.

Derived terms

• 効果音 (こうかおん) ‎(kōkaon): sound effect

See also

• 一本 (いっぽん) ‎(ippon): (judo) ippon
• 技 (わざ)あり ‎(wazāri): (judo) waza-ari
• 有効 (ゆうこう) ‎(yūkō): (judo) yuko

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3