Korean word

급

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeup

Meaning

  • nounlevel

Example

저는 초급 한국어를 배우고 있어요.cheo neun cho geup han gu geo reul pae u go i sseo yo

I am learning Korean at the beginner level.

Illustration for 급 (level)

More examples

수업은 중급부터 신청할 수 있어요.su eo beun chung geup ppu teo sin cheong hal ssu i sseo yo

You can sign up for classes from the intermediate level onward.

Core concept

One step in a ranked system, marking where something stands in ability, difficulty, or formal testing.

Common phrases

  • 초급cho geup

    beginner level

  • 중급chung geup

    intermediate level

  • 고급ko geup

    advanced level

Similar words

수준sujun: A quality or ability rating indicates how high or low something is on a scale.
등급teunggeup: A classification band separates items into levels according to their quality or performance.
단계tangye: An ordered phase marks one part of a process on the way to a result.
레벨rebel: A level label shows the difficulty of a task or the progress of a skill.

Definition in Korean

순서나 위치에 따른 등급이나 레벨을 가리키는 명사로, 시험·어학·기술 수준 등을 표시할 때 쓰임sun seo na wi chi e tta reun teung geu bi na re be reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa ro si heom eo hak ki sul su jun teung eul pyo si hal ttae sseu im

Word origin

The word developed from a Sino-Korean reading of a Chinese character for a division or rank.

Usage tips

  • In course descriptions, recognizing this word helps separate a learner's proficiency band from a score earned on a test.

Other meanings

  • gradenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 등급teunggeupgradenoun
  • 상급sanggeupadvanced levelnoun

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