작용

작용

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕa̠ɡjoŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[자굥]

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