Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 階級, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 階級 (kaikyū).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyegeup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyegeub
McCune–Reischauer?kyegŭp
Yale Romanization?kyeykup

Noun

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계급 (gyegeup) (hanja 階級)

  1. class (social division based on socio-economic status)