층계

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 層 (“storey”) + 階 (“steps”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɯŋɡje̞] ~ [t͡ɕʰɯŋɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [층계/층게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheunggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheunggye
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŭnggye
Yale Romanization?	chungkyey

Noun

층계 • (cheunggye) (hanja 層階)

1. flight of stairs, staircase

Derived terms

• 층계참 (層階站, cheunggyecham, “stair landing”)