계단

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 階段, from 階 (“rank or step, stair”) + 段 (“segment, section, stage”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kje̞da̠n] ~ [ke̞da̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계단/게단]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyedan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyedan
McCune–Reischauer?kyedan
Yale Romanization?kyeytan

Noun

계단 • (gyedan) (hanja 階段)

  1. stairs, staircase, stairway; ladder

Derived terms

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