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

• 가계부 (家計簿, gagyebu)

Further reading

• 가계 in dictionaries at daum.net