승격

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 昇格 (“promotion”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯŋk͈jʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [승껵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seunggyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seunggyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭngkyŏk
Yale Romanization?	sungqkyek

Noun

승격 • (seunggyeok) (hanja 昇格)

1. promotion in status.

Synonyms

• 승진 (seungjin)
• 승급 (seunggeup)