자극

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡɯk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [자(ː)극]
  • 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

• 자극적 (刺戟的, jageukjeok)
• 자극하다 (刺戟—, jageukhada)
• 자극되다 (刺戟—, jageukdoeda)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 磁極.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡɯk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [자(ː)극]
  • 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