가계

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠ɡje̞] ~ [ka̠ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가계/가게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gagye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gagye
McCune–Reischauer?kagye
Yale Romanization?kakyey

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 家系, from 家 (“family”) + 系 (“bloodline”)

Noun

가계 • (gagye) (hanja 家系)

  1. A family line; bloodline; lineage

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 家 (“household”) + 計 (“calculating”)

Noun

가계 • (gagye) (hanja 家計)

  1. household economy; family income and expenditure
  2. living conditions of a family
Derived terms

Further reading
  • 가계 in dictionaries at daum.net
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