자극

jageuk · [자극]

stimulus · stimulation · impulse · spur

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. stimulus; stimulation; impulseThe act of causing one's sense or heart to react with a stimulus, or such an agent.
  2. stimulus; spur; excitementThe act of causing an organ of a person, animal, etc., to react with a stimulus, or such an agent.

Written Forms

자극Hangul
刺戟Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

근데 드라마 내용이 요즘 너무 자극적이기는 하다.

But the plot of this drama is a bit too provocative these days.

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맞아, 우리 학창 시절에는 드라마가 이렇게까지 자극적이지 않았는데 말이야.

Right, back when we were in school, dramas weren't this sensational.

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And I need to use a cleanser with less irritation.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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