title: Kup (military rank)
text: # Kup (military rank)
  
  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.
  
  