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TOPIK 5noun

방사선

bangsaseon

방사선이 · 방사선을

radiation, radioactive rays

Example

병원에서는 방사선으로 암을 치료하기도 합니다.

Hospitals sometimes treat cancer with radiation.

Word parts

방 release사 shoot선 ray, line

Literally 'rays shot out'.

Good to know

방사선 is the rays themselves; 방사능 is radioactivity, the ability to emit them.