''Kŭp'' is a North Korean military rank that is the equivalent of a

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in most other countries. The rank of ''kŭp'' is divided into three grades, those being: * ''Sanggŭp'' (senior corporal) * ''Chunggŭp'' (

) * ''Ch'ogŭp'' (

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) The rank of ''kŭp'' is junior to that of ''

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'', considered the first

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rank of

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

. The

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n equivalent to ''kŭp'' is known as '' byeong''.

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