| Lyeong | |
| Hangul | 령 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ryeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryŏng |
Lyeong is the senior officers rank group used by the South Korean Military. The ranks are below Jang and above wi . The equal rank group in North Korea is jwa .
| Rank group | Senior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangul | 대령 | 중령 | 소령 | |
| Hanja | 大領 | 中領 | 少領 | |
| Romanization | Daeryeong | Jungnyeong | Soryeong | |
| Literal translation | Upper leader | Middle leader | Small leader | |
 Armed Forces [1] |  |  |  | |
 Republic of Korea Army [2] |  |  |  | |
 Republic of Korea Navy [3] |  |  |  | |
 Republic of Korea Marine Corps [1] |  |  |  | |
 Republic of Korea Air Force [1] |  |  |  | |
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