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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

作用(さよう)action, operation, effect, function

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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      action, operation, process, agency, effect, function

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    作用 【さよう】

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      心理(しんり)(がく)とは、心理(しんり)(てき)作用(さよう)(まな)学問(がくもん)である。

      Psychology is the field of study that learns about psychological actions or functions. {action, operation, effect, function}

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      ()(かい)()に、消化(しょうか)作用(さよう)(たす)ける(くすり)()みました。

      After the drinking party, I took a medicine to aid the function of digestion. {action, operation, effect, function}

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      薬剤師(やくざいし)(はは)は、あらゆる(くすり)作用(さよう)説明(せつめい)することが出来(でき)ます。

      The pharmacist's mother is able to explain the effects of all kinds of medicines. {action, operation, effect, function}

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      物理(ぶつり)授業(じゅぎょう)(ふた)つの物体(ぶったい)(あいだ)(はたら)()う、作用(さよう)(はん)作用(さよう)について(まな)んだ。

      In physics class, I learned about the action and reaction that work together between two objects. {action, operation, effect, function}

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      カフェインの作用(さよう)をものともせずに睡魔(すいま)(おそ)われてお昼寝(ひるね)をしてしまうとは…!

      To fall asleep for a nap, overwhelmed by sleepiness, without being affected by the action of caffeine...! {action, operation, effect, function}

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