単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#3,757 most used

作用

さよう1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

action; effect

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Cause and effect react upon each other.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

Acid acts on metals.

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MEANING

1

action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

noun · する verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 作用 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

左様so; like thatさよう · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#3,757 most used

Written作用 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium