作用
さよう
action; operation; process; agency
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
Example sentences
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The sunbeam acts upon the skin.
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Acid acts on metals.
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Acid acts on things which contain metal.
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Cause and effect react upon each other.
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Acids act on many things including metals.
More examples (5)
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Yeast acts as an agent in making bread rise.
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Several factors operated to help prices go up.
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During warm weather, sweating helps man regulate his body temperature.
水分が多く含まれる夏野菜は、体内の熱を冷ます作用があります。
Summer vegetables that contain a lot of water have the effect of cooling down the body.
刺激を受け続けると肌の保護作用により角質が肥厚して、ゴワゴワしたり硬くなって、毛穴が目立ってきます。
If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.