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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