作動|さどうsadou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verboperation; functioning; running
    私が機械きかいを作動さどうさせましょう。↗
    I will get the machine running.
Conjugation
Dictionary form作動する(さどうする)
Polite (masu)作動します(さどうします)
Negative (nai)作動しない(さどうしない)
polite (masen)作動しません(さどうしません)
classical zu / nu作動せず・作動せぬ(さどうせず・さどうせぬ)
Past (ta)作動した(さどうした)
polite (mashita)作動しました(さどうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)作動しなかった(さどうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)作動しませんでした(さどうしませんでした)
Te form作動して(さどうして)
Potential作動できる(さどうできる)
Passive作動される(さどうされる)
Causative作動させる(さどうさせる)
Causative passive作動させられる(さどうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)作動すれば(さどうすれば)
tara作動したら(さどうしたら)
Volitional作動しよう(さどうしよう)
polite (mashou)作動しましょう(さどうしましょう)
Imperative作動しろ(さどうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym稼働かどうNeutralCovers factories and equipment being put into operation, stressing startup and production; appears in 「稼働率」.
  • Synonym運転うんてんNeutralUsed for driving vehicles, and also for running machines and trains.
  • Related機能きのうNeutralRefers to a function or working capability — what something has or does; 「作動」 stresses a device running after being triggered.
  • Related動作どうさNeutralCovers body movements, and also the running of machines and software, as in 「動作確認」.
  • Related操業そうぎょうWrittenA written/formal term for factories being at work, stressing production and business operations, as in 「操業停止」.
  • Antonym停止ていしNeutralMeans stopping or coming to a halt; the opposite of 「作動」, which is about a device running.
  • Antonym休止きゅうしWrittenA written/formal word for pausing or suspending activity; stands opposite 「作動」's sense of running.

Use 「作動」 when a safety device or machine is triggered into operation, as in 「ブレーキが作動する」. For software running, say 「動作」; for factories or equipment starting up, 「稼働」; for driving, 「運転」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 機械きかいなどが動うごくこと。
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