고급

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 高級, from 高 (“high”) + 級 (“level”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡɯp̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [고급]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gogeup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogeub
McCune–Reischauer?	kogŭp
Yale Romanization?	kokup

Noun

고급 • (gogeup) (hanja 高級)

1. seniority, high rank
2. top-notch, luxury

Derived terms

• 고급 지방산 (高級脂肪酸, gogeup jibangsan, “higher fatty acid”)