This is the 929th most frequent Korean word.


"적" in Korean can mean "enemy," "opponent," or refer to a suffix indicating experience or a characteristic, depending on context.


The word '적' here is used to mean 'time or period', referring to a specific time in one's past.

나는 어릴 적에 강아지를 키웠어요.

I raised a puppy when I was young.


The suffix '적' is used here to form an adjective that describes a property or characteristic related to 'art'.

이 영화는 예술적인 매력이 있어요.

This movie has an artistic charm.


In this sentence, '적' forms an adjective indicating a quality related to history, describing the place visited.

우리는 역사적인 장소를 방문했어요.

We visited a historical site.