Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “薬が効く”

薬が効く

くすりがきく

to have medicine be effective

Example sentence

If I'm lucky enough for the medicine to work I can get to sleep after 1am but if I don't take it then I can't sleep until about 4am.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

薬

On: やく
Kun: くすり
Stroke count: 16

・medicine

・chemical

・enamel

・gunpowder

・benefit

効

On: こう
Kun: き.く;ききめ;なら.う
Stroke count: 8

・merit

・efficacy

・efficiency

・benefit