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TOPIK 5noun

위계

wigye

위계가 · 위계를

hierarchy, rank order

Example

그 회사는 위계 질서가 매우 엄격해요.

That company has a very strict hierarchy.

Word parts

위 rank계 steps

Literally 'rank and steps' — positions stacked like stairs.

Good to know

Homonym: 위계(僞計) means 'deceptive scheme', as in the legal term 위계에 의한 업무방해.