극적

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 劇的, from 劇 (“theater”) + 的 (“-ic”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 劇的(げきてき) (gekiteki), itself calqued from European languages.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [극쩍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geukjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geugjeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭkchŏk
Yale Romanization?	kukcek

Noun

극적 • (geukjeok) (hanja 劇的) (attributive)

1. dramatic (relating to theater)

   극적 아이러니 ― geukjeok aireoni ― dramatic irony

2. dramatic, striking

   극적인 스토리 ― geukjeogin seutori ― dramatic story