Korean word

작용

Pronunciation

Romanizationchagyong

Meaning

  • nouneffect

Example

약의 작용으로 어지러워요.ya gui cha gyong eu ro eo ji reo wo yo

I get dizzy from the medicine's effect.

Illustration for 작용 (effect)

More examples

음식이 약의 작용을 약화시킬 수 있어요.eum si gi ya gui cha gyong eul ya kwa si kil ssu i sseo yo

Food can weaken the effect of medicine.

Core concept

A cause or force works on something and brings about a change or result.

Common phrases

  • 약의 작용ya gui cha gyong

    effect of medicine

  • 작용을 일으키다cha gyong eul i reu ki da

    produce an effect

  • 작용이 있다cha gyong i it tta

    have an effect

Similar words

영향yeonghyang: The power of a person or event to affect someone's thoughts or situation.
효과hyogwa: The benefit or change that appears when an action or treatment works.
결과kyeolgwa: What remains or happens at the end of a chain of events or actions.

Definition in Korean

어떤 원인이나 힘이 대상에 미치는 영향이나 그 영향이 일어나는 과정을 가리키는 명사.eo tteon wo ni ni na hi mi tae sang e mi chi neun yeong hyang i na keu yeong hyang i i reo na neun kwa jeong eul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins the ideas of making something happen and putting something to use, leading to the sense of an active force or process with a result.

Usage tips

  • In formal writing, this noun often describes how a cause produces a change, rather than naming the change alone.

Other meanings

  • functionnoun

Opposites

  • 무작용mujagyongineffectivenessnoun

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