가계

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ka̠ɡje̞] ~ [ka̠ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[가계/가게]
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

Further reading
  • 가계 in dictionaries at daum.net
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