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効用 (こうよう, kouyou) Japanese meaning: use | Kotomora
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薬くすり
の
効こう
用よう
は
科か
学がく
的てき
に
証しょう
明めい
さ
れ
て
いる
。
The effectiveness of this medicine has been scientifically proven.
He gave a lecture on the utility of money.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 効こう 用よう がある for something to have a beneficial effect
This tea has beneficial health effects.
効こう 用よう を 発はっ 揮き する to demonstrate or exert one's usefulness
This tool proves its usefulness in times of disaster.
効こう 用よう が 高たか い to have high utility or benefit
This vitamin supplement is said to have high effectiveness.
Kanji 効 merit, efficacy, efficiency 用 utilize, business, service Related words 効果 refers broadly to any result or effect, while 効用 specifically emphasizes a beneficial, useful effect.
有用性 emphasizes the quality of being useful, while 効用 focuses on the beneficial effect or practical use itself.
効能 is typically used for the specific efficacy of medicines or treatments, while 効用 is a broader term for practical usefulness or benefit in general contexts.
利益 refers to a profit or gain, often financial, while 効用 refers to the general usefulness or benefit of something, not necessarily monetary.
Word family utility function
marginal utility
utility maximization
Etymology Compound of 効 (effect, efficacy) and 用 (use, purpose). The word has been used in Japanese since at least the Meiji period to translate Western concepts of utility and usefulness.
