よう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. action; operation; effect; function
Kanji used
make
used for
Pitch accent
よう
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Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
① 薬品が人体などに与える作用のうち、本来の治療の目的とは異なるもの。主に有害な作用を指す。② コンピューターの処理がコンピューターの論理的な状態を変化させる性質。
① 物体が、作用した物体に対して及ぼす力。台車に乗って壁を勢いよく押したときに台車が動くのはこれによる。
operation (working) of the mind
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
① 物体に力が働く点。
bactericidal action; germicidal action
(mutual) interaction; reciprocal action; interplay
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
mechanism of action (e.g. drug); mode of action; action mechanism
reaction; adverse effect
(the act of) disintegration
weathering (action)
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
efficient cause
catalytic action; catalysis
assimilation; metabolism; anabolism
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
① 作用点を通り、力の方向に引いた直線。
sifting out; weeding out; selection; sorting
delivery; parturition
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
Examples (7 in total)
The sunbeam acts upon the skin.
Acid acts on metals.
Cause and effect react upon each other.