작용

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɡjoŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [자굥]

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”)