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Kup (military rank)

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Chosŏn'gŭl
  

Revised Romanization
  
geup

Hancha
  

McCune–Reischauer
  
kŭp

Kŭp is a North Korean military rank that is the equivalent of a corporal in most other countries. The rank of kŭp is divided into three grades, those being:

  • Sanggŭp (senior corporal)
  • Chunggŭp (corporal)
  • Ch'ogŭp (lance corporal)
  • The rank of kŭp is junior to that of hasa, considered the first non-commissioned officer rank of North Korea. The South Korean equivalent to kŭp is known as byeong.

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    Kup (military rank) Wikipedia