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TOPIK 3noun

복통

boktong

복통이 · 복통을

stomachache, abdominal pain

Example

어제 저녁을 먹고 나서 심한 복통이 생겼어요.

After dinner yesterday, I got a bad stomachache.

Word parts

복 belly통 pain

Literally 'belly pain'. -통 = pain: 두통, 치통, 복통.

Good to know

복통 is medical; in daily conversation say 배가 아파요.