계

계 U+ACC4, 계 HANGUL SYLLABLE GYE Composition: ㄱ + ㅖ ← 곃 [U+ACC3] Hangul Syllables 곅 → [U+ACC5]

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겨 ←	→ 고

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kje̞] ~ [ke̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [계/게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gye
McCune–Reischauer?	kye
Yale Romanization?	kyey

Etymology 1

Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 契)

1. kye, a Korean rotating savings and credit association

Etymology 2

Suffix

—계 • (-gye) (hanja 界)

1. world; realm

   음악계(音樂界)

   music industry

2. (taxonomy) kingdom

Related terms

• (Taxonomy) 생물 분류 (生物分類, saengmul bullyu); 역 (域, yeok, “domain”), 계 (界, gye, “kingdom”), 문 (門, mun, “phylum”), 강 (綱, gang, “class”), 목 (目, mok, “order”), 과 (科, gwa, “family”), 속 (屬, sok, “genus”), 종 (種, jong, “species”) ^{(Category: ko:Taxonomy)}

Etymology 3

Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 計)

1. (Internet slang) Short for 계정(計定) (gyejeong, “account”).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 癸

Noun

계 • (gye) (hanja 癸)

1. the tenth of the ten heavenly stems

Coordinate terms

one of ten heavenly stems

• 갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
• 을 (乙, eul, “second”)
• 병 (丙, byeong, “third”)
• 정 (丁, jeong, “fourth”)
• 무 (戊, mu, “fifth”)
• 기 (己, gi, “sixth”)
• 경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
• 신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
• 임 (壬, im, “ninth”)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

계 (gye)

More information

1. 癸: tenth heavenly stem

   (eumhun reading: 천간 계 (cheon'gan gye))
   (MC reading: 癸 (MC kjwijX))

2. 季: end, final; season

   (eumhun reading: 끝 계 (kkeut gye))
   (MC reading: 季 (MC kjwijH))

3. 界: boundary

   (eumhun reading: 지경 계 (jigyeong gye))
   (MC reading: 界 (MC keajH))

4. 計: calculation; plan; total

   (eumhun reading: 셀 계 (sel gye))
   (MC reading: 計 (MC kejH))

5. 溪: stream

   (eumhun reading: 시내 계 (sinae gye))
   (MC reading: 溪 (MC khej))

6. 鷄: chicken

   (eumhun reading: 닭 계 (dak gye))
   (MC reading: 鷄 (MC kej))

7. 系: connect, link

   (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye))
   (MC reading: 系 (MC hejH))

8. 係: connection

   (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye))
   (MC reading: 係 (MC kejH))

9. 戒: caution, warn

   (eumhun reading: 경계할 계 (gyeonggyehal gye))
   (MC reading: 戒 (MC keajH))

10. 械: weapons, instruments

    (eumhun reading: 형틀 계 (hyeongteul gye))
    (MC reading: 械 (MC heajH))

11. 繼: continue, persist; inherit

    (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye))
    (MC reading: 繼 (MC kejH))

12. 契: contract, bond; a Korean rotating savings and credit association

    (eumhun reading: 맺을 계 (maejeul gye))
    (MC reading: 契 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet))

13. 桂: cinnamon

    (eumhun reading: 계수나무 계 (gyesunamu gye))
    (MC reading: 桂 (MC kwejH))

14. 啓: open, begin

    (eumhun reading: 열 계 (yeol gye))
    (MC reading: 啓)

15. 階: steps, stairs; rank, degree

    (eumhun reading: 섬돌 계 (seomdol gye))
    (MC reading: 階 (MC keaj))

16. 繫: bind, connect

    (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye))
    (MC reading: 繫 (MC kejH|hejH))

17. 誡:

    (MC reading: 誡 (MC keajH))

18. 烓:

    (MC reading: 烓 (MC 'wej|khwengX))

19. 屆:

    (MC reading: 屆 (MC keajH))

20. 悸:

    (MC reading: 悸 (MC gjwijH))

21. 棨:

    (MC reading: 棨 (MC khejX))

22. 稽: to examine

    (eumhun reading: 상고할 계 (sanggohal gye))
    (MC reading: 稽 (MC kej|khejX))

23. 谿:

    (MC reading: 谿 (MC khej))

24. 堦:

    (MC reading: 堦 (MC keaj))

25. 瘈:

    (MC reading: 瘈)

26. 禊:

    (MC reading: 禊 (MC hejH))

27. 綮:

    (MC reading: 綮 (MC khejX))

28. 縘:

    (MC reading: 縘)

29. 罽:

    (MC reading: 罽 (MC kjejH))

30. 薊:

    (MC reading: 薊 (MC kejH))

31. 雞: Alternative form of 鷄

    (MC reading: 雞 (MC kej))

32. 髻:

    (MC reading: 髻 (MC kejH))

33. 堺: Alternative form of 界

    (MC reading: 堺)

34. 磎: Alternative form of 谿

    (MC reading: 磎 (MC khej))

35. 乩:

    (MC reading: 乩)

36. 启:

    (MC reading: 启 (MC khejX))

37. 啟:

    (MC reading: 啟 (MC khejX))

38. 挈:

    (MC reading: 挈 (MC khet))

39. 筓:

    (MC reading: 筓)

40. 継:

    (MC reading: 継)

41. 繋:

    (MC reading: 繋)

42. 葪:

    (MC reading: 葪)

43. 鳮:

    (MC reading: 鳮)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]