자극

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 刺戟 (stimulation; stimulus).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jageuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jageug
McCune–Reischauer?chagŭk
Yale Romanization?cākuk

Noun

자극 (jageuk) (hanja 刺戟)

  1. stimulation; stimulus
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 磁極.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jageuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jageug
McCune–Reischauer?chagŭk
Yale Romanization?cākuk

Noun

자극 (jageuk) (hanja 磁極)

  1. (physics) magnetic pole