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。
Examples (7 in total)
The sunbeam acts upon the skin.
Acid acts on metals.
Cause and effect react upon each other.
Several factors operated to help prices go up.
Yeast acts as an agent in making bread rise.
Summer vegetables that contain a lot of water have the effect of cooling down the body.
During warm weather, sweating helps man regulate his body temperature.