Korean

Syllable

적 • ‎(jeok)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅓ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 敵

Noun

적 • ‎(jeok)

1. enemy

Etymology 3

Noun

적 • ‎(jeok)

1. (-ㄴ 적 있다/없다) time, occurrence, experience

   나는 절대 그런 말을 한 적이 없다.‎

   Na-neun jeoldae geureon mar-eul han jeog-i eopda.

   I've never said such a thing.

   중국에 가 본 적 있어요?‎

   Junggug-e ga bon jeok isseoyo?

   Have you ever been to China?

Usage notes

Followed by 있다 (itda) or 없다 (eopda), meaning “have” or “haven't” of perfect.

Etymology 4

From the Japanese 的^[1][2][3]. Korean reading of the Chinese character 적 (的, jeok, “like, in the manner of”).

Suffix

적 • ‎(jeok) ‎(hanja 的)

1. Exhibiting a property.

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively with nouns of Sino-Korean or Western origin: 경멸적 (輕蔑的, gyeongmyeoljeok, “scornful”), 페미니즘적 (peminijeumjeok, “feministic”).
• Typically followed by either the adnominal marker 인 (in, “being thus”) or the adverbial 으로 (euro, “in that manner”).

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

적 (jeok)

1. 的: target

   (eumhun reading: 과녁 적 ‎(gwanyeok jeok))

2. 適: hitting

   (eumhun reading: 맞을 적 ‎(majeul jeok))

3. 積:
4. 積:
5. 赤:
6. 績:
7. 摘:
8. 跡:
9. 敵:
10. 蹟:
11. 賊:
12. 寂:
13. 笛:
14. 滴:
15. 迪:
16. 狄:
17. 跡:
18. 謫:
19. 迹:
20. 勣:
21. 荻:
22. 吊:
23. 炙:
24. 翟:
25. 鏑:

References

1. ↑ 일본제 한자어 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ko
2. ↑ 和制汉语 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
3. ↑ 汉语中的日语借词 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh