Pain in Korean 🇰🇷

통증 info.

• Tips to Remember:
 ○ Think of 통증 (tongjeung) as a compound word where 통 reminds you of "twinge" and 증 is often used for signs or symptoms, suggesting "a sign of pain."
 ○ Visualize or recall medical contexts where symptoms are described—통증 is frequently used in hospitals and clinics.

• Explanation:
 ○ 통증 (tongjeung) is a noun that means "pain" in a medical or physical sense. It refers to the unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

• Other Words with Similar Meanings:
 ○ 아픔 (apeum) – a more general term for "pain" or "soreness."
 ○ 고통 (gotong) – implies severe pain or suffering, often used in both physical and emotional contexts.

• Alternate Meanings/Slang:
 ○ There isn’t a widely used slang meaning for 통증. However, in casual conversation, some might use it metaphorically to describe something painfully difficult or annoying (e.g., "That exam was pure pain").

• Example Sentences:
 ○ "그의 왼쪽 다리에 심한 통증이 있다."
  (Romanized: "Geuui oensok dari simhan tongjeungi itda.")
  Translation: "He has severe pain in his left leg."
 ○ "머리가 심하게 통증을 느낀다."
  (Romanized: "Meoriga simhage tongjeungeul neukkinda.")
  Translation: "I feel severe pain in my head."
 ○ "운동 후에 몸 전체에 통증이 올 때가 있다."
  (Romanized: "Undong hue mom jeonche-e tongjeungi ol ttaega itda.")
  Translation: "Sometimes, after exercise, pain comes all over the body."

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