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Meaning of 作動 in Japanese
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作動
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Kana Readingさどう
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Romajisadō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- operation; functioning; running
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Examples of 作動, さどう in a sentence
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Traffic lights work all the time.
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Can you help me? I can't make out how to start this machine.
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I will get the machine running.
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High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
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メリーゴーランドの管理をしている男は、すべてがきちんと作動しているか確かめることに決めた。
The man in charge of the merry-go-round decided to make sure everything was working properly.
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I gained a clear picture of how it works.
Related Kanji
作
JLPT 4
7 strokes
make, production, prepare, build
On'Yomi: サク, サ
Kun'Yomi: つく.る, つく.り, -づく.り
動
JLPT 4
11 strokes
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
On'Yomi: ドウ
Kun'Yomi: うご.く, うご.かす