Korean word

학년

Pronunciation

Romanizationhangnyeon

Meaning

  • noungrade

Example

몇 학년이에요?myeot hang nyeo ni e yo

What grade are you in?

Illustration for 학년 (grade)

More examples

저는 올해 1학년이에요.cheo neun ol hae 1 hang nyeo ni e yo

I am in first grade this year.

Core concept

A student's place in the sequence of school years or educational levels.

Common phrases

  • 몇 학년myeot hang nyeon

    what grade

  • 1학년생1 hang nyeon saeng

    first-grade student

  • 학년에 올라가다hang nyeo ne ol la ga da

    move up a grade

Similar words

반pan: A small group of students who study together in the same classroom or on the same timetable.
학기hakkki: A set period of classes that forms one part of the school year.

Definition in Korean

학교에서 같은 해에 입학하거나 같은 교육 단계에 있는 학생들의 구분으로, 학생이 속한 연차나 단계를 가리키는 말.hak kkyo e seo ka teun hae e i pa ka geo na ka teun kyo yuk tan gye e in neun hak ssaeng deu rui ku bu neu ro hak ssaeng i so kan yeon cha na tan gye reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

학년 (hangnyeon, "school year") is a Sino-Korean compound of 학 (hang, "learning") and 년 (nyeon, "year").

Usage tips

  • A useful contrast is that English grade may mean a score, while 학년 (hangnyeon, "school year or grade") identifies a student's school level.

Related words

  • 학년제hangnyeonjegrade systemnoun
  • 저학년cheohangnyeonlower gradesnoun

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