작용

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 作用, from 作 (“working”) + 用 (“using”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jag'yong
McCune–Reischauer?chagyong
Yale Romanization?cak.yong

Noun

작용 • (jagyong) (hanja 作用)

  1. operation
  2. effect
  3. (physics) action

Derived terms

  • 작용하다 (作用—, jagyonghada, “to act on or effect”)
  • 작용되다 (作用—, jagyongdoeda, “to have or come to have an effect”)
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