Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 學閥.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hakbeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hagbeol
McCune–Reischauer?hakpŏl
Yale Romanization?hakpel

Noun edit

학벌 (hakbeol) (hanja 學閥)

  1. an academic clique, school fraternity, educational background