Vocab Info
N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
作用action, operation, effect, function
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb - 1. - action, operation, process, agency, effect, function 
 
All Forms
作用 【さよう】
Details
- さ 
- よ 
- う 
 
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Examples
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- 心理学とは、心理的な作用を学ぶ学問である。 - Psychology is the study of psychological functions and how they work. - N1
 
- 飲み会後に、消化の作用を助ける薬を飲みました。 - After drinking, I took medicine to help my digestive functions. - N1
 
- 薬剤師の母は、あらゆる薬の作用を説明することが出来ます。 - My mother, a pharmacist, can explain the effects of all kinds of medicine. - N1
 
- 物理の授業で二つの物体の間で働き合う、作用と反作用について学んだ。 - In physics class, we learned about action and reaction—the forces that act between two objects. - N1
 
- カフェインの作用をものともせずに睡魔に襲われてお昼寝をしてしまうとは…! - To completely ignore the effects of caffeine and still doze off… unbelievable! - N1
 
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