Korea Clothing Size Chart: Convert Korean Sizes to US, UK and EU
July 28, 2022
10 min read
Abdullah Habib
Quick Facts
Region
Korea
Type
Shopping Guide
Last Updated
September 30, 2026
Korea has national clothing-size standards (KS K 0050 for men and KS K 0051 for women, last revised in September 2025), but shops treat them as a reference and use their own charts. The same label can mean different sizes at different brands, so compare your measurements in cm with the seller’s chart.
Women’s sizes 44, 55, 66, 77 and 88 are older labels that reportedly come from a 1981 government table. Nike Korea uses its own numbers: for tops, a women’s US M (8/10) is a Korean 90. Shoes are sized in mm: at Nike, a women’s US 8 is 250 mm.
One Korean number can mean different bodies. Korean 85 is a chest of 71.4–80.0 cm in Nike Korea’s men’s tops chart and 81–86 cm at Eurobox. Use the seller’s own chart, and don’t carry a number from one brand to another.
Find your size
Pick the size you wear at home. We match it in every chart on this page.
Korean shops use at least two kinds of women’s numbers: the older 44 to 88 labels (with bracket numbers 85 to 105 in some charts), and brand charts such as Nike Korea’s 75 to 105. They do not match each other, so use the section that names your seller’s system.
Women’s 44–88 sizes
Read across from your size (44 to 88); the second table gives the bust and waist. No chart we found pairs these sizes with US or EU sizes, so there is no US column.
Korea
Korea (bracket)
Korea (letter)
UK
IT
44
85
XS
6
36
55
90
S
8
38/40
66
95
M
10
42/44
77
100
L
12
46/48
88
105
XL
14/16
50/52
Legacy women’s sizes with the bracket number, letter, UK and Italian sizes from Eurobox’s size page (one Korean site; brands vary).
Korea
Bust (cm)
Bust (in)
Waist (cm)
Waist (in)
44
78.5
31.0
60.5
23.8
55
81
32.0
63
24.8
66
86
34.0
68
26.8
77
91
36.0
73
28.8
88
96
38.0
78
30.8
Body bust and waist from Eurobox’s chart; the cm values are as Eurobox prints them and can differ from the inches by up to 0.5 cm.
According to Korean press reports, the numbers come from a 1981 government table: 55 was set from a woman 155 cm tall with an 85 cm bust, and each step added 5 cm of height and 3 cm of bust. Shops today use their own measurements, and they differ from that table. Eurobox’s 55, for example, has a bust of 81 cm, not 85.
Korea
Height (cm)
Height (in)
Bust (cm)
Bust (in)
44
150
59.1
82
32.3
55
155
61.0
85
33.5
66
160
63.0
88
34.6
77
165
65.0
91
35.8
88
170
66.9
94
37.0
The 1981 government table as reported by Korean newspapers (Busan Ilbo, Sisa Journal, Digital Chosun); no official document was found, and this is history, not a current fit.
Women’s tops
Read across from the Korean number or from your US, UK or EU size; the second table gives the body measurements. These are Nike Korea’s numbers, not the 44 to 88 sizes above.
Korea
Korea (Nike letter)
US
UK
EU
75
XS
XXS (0)
2
30
80
S
XS (0/2)
4/6
32/34
85
M
S (4/6)
8/10
36/38
90
L
M (8/10)
12/14
40/42
95
XL
L (12/14)
16/18
44/46
100
XXL
XL (16/18)
20/22
48/50
105
3XL
XXL (20/22)
24/26
52/54
Nike Korea’s women’s tops chart: the Korean number and letter, with Nike’s own US, UK and EU comparison. Nike’s Korean letter is one letter above its US letter.
Korea
Bust (cm)
Bust (in)
Waist (cm)
Waist (in)
75
69.9–74.9
27.5–29.5
54.0–59.7
21.3–23.5
80
74.9–82.6
29.5–32.5
59.7–66.0
23.5–26.0
85
82.6–90.2
32.5–35.5
66.0–73.7
26.0–29.0
90
90.2–96.5
35.5–38.0
73.7–80.0
29.0–31.5
95
96.5–104.1
38.0–41.0
80.0–87.6
31.5–34.5
100
104.1–113.0
41.0–44.5
87.6–97.8
34.5–38.5
105
113.0–123.2
44.5–48.5
97.8–108.0
38.5–42.5
Body measurements from Nike Korea, printed in inches; cm are inches multiplied by 2.54. Neighbouring ranges share an edge, so a body on the edge fits either size.
Women’s trousers
Trouser numbers are 15 below the top numbers for the same letter (a size M is 85 in tops and 70 in trousers). The table gives the body waist for each size.
Korea
Korea (Nike letter)
US
Waist (cm)
Waist (in)
60
XS
XXS
54.0–59.7
21.3–23.5
65
S
XS
59.7–66.0
23.5–26.0
70
M
S
66.0–73.7
26.0–29.0
75
L
M
73.7–80.0
29.0–31.5
80
XL
L
80.0–87.6
31.5–34.5
85
XXL
XL
87.6–97.8
34.5–38.5
90
3XL
XXL
97.8–108.0
38.5–42.5
Nike Korea’s women’s bottoms chart, with the US letter and the body waist; cm are Nike’s inches multiplied by 2.54.
Men’s clothing sizes
Men’s tops
Read across from the Korean number; the second table gives the body chest and waist. The Korean number is a label, not the chest: Nike Korea’s 85 is a chest of 71.4–80.0 cm.
Korea
Korea (Nike letter)
US
85
XS
XXS
90
S
XS
95
M
S
100
L
M
105
XL
L
110
XXL
XL
115
3XL
XXL
120
4XL
3XL
125
5XL
4XL
Nike Korea’s men’s tops chart: the Korean number and letter beside Nike’s US letter. Nike gives no US numbers or UK and EU sizes for men’s tops.
Korea
Chest (cm)
Chest (in)
Waist (cm)
Waist (in)
85
71.4–80.0
28.1–31.5
57.2–64.8
22.5–25.5
90
80.0–88.9
31.5–35.0
64.8–73.7
25.5–29.0
95
88.9–95.3
35.0–37.5
73.7–81.3
29.0–32.0
100
95.3–104.1
37.5–41.0
81.3–88.9
32.0–35.0
105
104.1–111.8
41.0–44.0
88.9–96.5
35.0–38.0
110
111.8–123.2
44.0–48.5
96.5–109.2
38.0–43.0
115
123.2–135.9
48.5–53.5
109.2–120.7
43.0–47.5
120
135.9–147.3
53.5–58.0
120.7–133.4
47.5–52.5
125
147.3–160.0
58.0–63.0
133.4–144.8
52.5–57.0
Body measurements from Nike Korea, printed in inches; cm are inches multiplied by 2.54. Neighbouring ranges share an edge.
Men’s trousers
Nike Korea labels trousers with its own numbers, 15 below the top numbers for the same letter. Read across from the Korean number; the second table gives waist and hips.
Korea
Korea (Nike letter)
US
70
XS
XXS
75
S
XS
80
M
S
85
L
M
90
XL
L
95
XXL
XL
100
3XL
XXL
105
4XL
3XL
110
5XL
4XL
Nike Korea’s men’s bottoms chart: the Korean number and letter beside Nike’s US letter. Nike prints no US waist numbers for these sizes.
Korea
Waist (cm)
Waist (in)
Hips (cm)
Hips (in)
70
57.2–64.8
22.5–25.5
72.4–80.0
28.5–31.5
75
64.8–73.7
25.5–29.0
80.0–88.9
31.5–35.0
80
73.7–81.3
29.0–32.0
88.9–95.3
35.0–37.5
85
81.3–88.9
32.0–35.0
95.3–104.1
37.5–41.0
90
88.9–96.5
35.0–38.0
104.1–111.8
41.0–44.0
95
96.5–109.2
38.0–43.0
111.8–119.4
44.0–47.0
100
109.2–120.7
43.0–47.5
119.4–128.3
47.0–50.5
105
120.7–133.4
47.5–52.5
128.3–135.9
50.5–53.5
110
133.4–144.8
52.5–57.0
135.9–148.6
53.5–58.5
Body measurements from Nike Korea, printed in inches; cm are inches multiplied by 2.54.
Some brands label trousers by waist in inches instead. Patagonia’s chart, shown on its Korean site, is one example. Its label runs about 1 in below the body waist (label 30 is a 31 in waist), so it is not a rule for other brands.
Waist label
Waist (cm)
Waist (in)
Hips (cm)
Hips (in)
28
74
29.0
89
35.0
29
76
30.0
91
35.8
30
79
31.0
94
37.0
31
81
32.0
97
38.2
32
84
33.0
99
39.0
33
86
34.0
102
40.2
34
89
35.0
104
40.9
35
91
36.0
107
42.1
36
94
37.0
109
42.9
38
99
39.0
114
44.9
40
104
41.0
119
46.9
42
109
43.0
124
48.8
Patagonia Korea’s men’s trousers labelled by waist in inches, with the body waist and hips they fit; hip inches are cm divided by 2.54.
Children’s clothing sizes
Korean children’s sizes end in 호 (ho). Korean sources give different ages for the same height, so choose by the child’s height and treat the age as a guide only. The first table is one Korean price-comparison site’s 2012 chart, so check it against the seller’s own.
Korea
Korea (age)
Height (cm)
Height (in)
3호
2–3 years
80–90
31.5–35.4
5호
3–4 years
90–100
35.4–39.4
7호
4–5 years
100–105
39.4–41.3
9호
5–6 years
105–115
41.3–45.3
11호
6–7 years
115–120
45.3–47.2
13호
7–8 years
120–125
47.2–49.2
13–15호
8–10 years
125–135
49.2–53.1
Children’s 호 sizes from Enuri’s 2012 table; brands differ, and the 13–15호 row covers two sizes in Korean shops.
Korea
Height (cm)
Height (in)
US (by height)
3호
80–90
31.5–35.4
18–24M/2T
5호
90–100
35.4–39.4
3T/4T
7호
100–105
39.4–41.3
4T
9호
105–115
41.3–45.3
5T/6
11호
115–120
45.3–47.2
6
13호
120–125
47.2–49.2
6X/7
13–15호
125–135
49.2–53.1
6X/7/8
US sizes from The Children’s Place (toddler and girls’ charts) whose height band overlaps the Korean height by at least 1 in; a comparison of two published charts, not a printed pairing. Slashes mean two sizes overlap.
Baby clothing sizes
Korean baby sizes are 60 to 100. Another Korean shop uses the same numbers as heights in cm, 10 to 15 cm above these, so check the height in the listing’s own chart.
Korea
Age
Height (cm)
Height (in)
60
0–3 months
up to 55
up to 21.7
70
3–6 months
55–65
21.7–25.6
80
6–12 months
65–70
25.6–27.6
90
12–18 months
70–75
27.6–29.5
100
18–36 months
75–85
29.5–33.5
Infant sizes from Enuri’s 2012 table (low confidence: one Korean site, and other shops give different heights).
Shoe sizes
Korean shoe sizes are numbers in mm, such as 250. At Nike the number is a size label, not a foot length: the foot length Nike prints for a 250 shoe is 24.6 cm, and for a 300 shoe 28.7 cm. Nike’s men’s and women’s charts also give the same shoe different mm (a men’s US 7 and a women’s US 8.5 are 250 mm in the men’s chart and 255 mm in the women’s), so use the table for the shoe’s own line. Compare your foot length with the seller’s chart.
Women’s shoes
Read across from the Korean mm size or from your US, UK or EU size; the second table gives the foot length Nike prints for each size.
Korea
US
UK
EU
JP
210
3.5/4
1.5
33.5/34.5
21
215
4.5
2
35
21.5
220
5
2.5
35.5
22
225
5.5
3
36
22.5
230
6
3.5
36.5
23
235
6.5
4
37.5
23.5
240
7
4.5
38
24
245
7.5
5
38.5
24.5
250
8
5.5
39
25
255
8.5
6
40
25.5
260
9
6.5
40.5
26
265
9.5
7
41
26.5
270
10
7.5
42
27
275
10.5
8
42.5
27.5
280
11
8.5
43
28
285
11.5
9
44
28.5
290
12
9.5
44.5
29
295
12.5
10
45
29.5
300
13
10.5
45.5
30
Nike’s women’s shoe chart: the Korean mm size with US women’s, UK and EU sizes; JP is Nike’s CM/JP size (the mm divided by 10). At 210 mm Nike lists two sizes, shown as printed.
Korea
Foot length (cm)
Foot length (in)
210
20.8–21.1
8.2–8.3
215
21.6
8.5
220
22.1
8.7
225
22.4
8.8
230
22.9
9.0
235
23.3
9.2
240
23.7
9.3
245
24.1
9.5
250
24.6
9.7
255
24.9
9.8
260
25.4
10.0
265
25.9
10.2
270
26.2
10.3
275
26.7
10.5
280
27.1
10.7
285
27.5
10.8
290
27.9
11.0
295
28.4
11.2
300
28.7
11.3
The foot length Nike prints for each size in its women’s chart; inches are Nike’s fractions as decimals, cm are the fractions multiplied by 2.54.
Men’s shoes
Read across from the Korean mm size or from your US, UK or EU size; the second table gives the foot length Nike prints for each size.
Korea
US
UK
EU
JP
225
3.5
3
35.5
22.5
230
4
3.5
36
23
235
4.5/5
4/4.5
36.5/37.5
23.5
240
5.5/6
5/5.5
38/38.5
24
245
6.5
6
39
24.5
250
7
6
40
25
255
7.5
6.5
40.5
25.5
260
8
7
41
26
265
8.5
7.5
42
26.5
270
9
8
42.5
27
275
9.5
8.5
43
27.5
280
10
9
44
28
285
10.5
9.5
44.5
28.5
290
11
10
45
29
295
11.5
10.5
45.5
29.5
300
12
11
46
30
Nike’s men’s shoe chart, 225–300 mm, with US men’s, UK and EU sizes; JP is the mm divided by 10. Nike prints UK 6 at both 245 and 250 mm, and two sizes at 235 and 240 mm; they are shown as printed. Nike’s women’s US size is the men’s size plus 1.5.
Korea
Foot length (cm)
Foot length (in)
225
21.6
8.5
230
22.1
8.7
235
22.4–22.9
8.8–9.0
240
23.3–23.7
9.2–9.3
245
24.1
9.5
250
24.6
9.7
255
24.9
9.8
260
25.4
10.0
265
25.9
10.2
270
26.2
10.3
275
26.7
10.5
280
27.1
10.7
285
27.5
10.8
290
27.9
11.0
295
28.4
11.2
300
28.7
11.3
The foot length Nike prints for each size in its men’s chart; below 245 mm it is shorter than in the women’s chart for the same mm.
Bra sizes
The Korean band number is the underbust in cm rounded to 5, so it equals the EU band. Korean and Japanese cup letters are the same scale. In the charts we read (Vivien for Korea, Wacoal for Japan) there is no “DD”: after D comes E. Read the band in the first table and the cup in the third.
Korea
US
UK
EU
AU
FR
65
30
30
65
8
80
70
32
32
70
10
85
75
34
34
75
12
90
80
36
36
80
14
95
85
38
38
85
16
100
90
40
40
90
18
105
Band sizes from Triumph International’s conversion chart, matched to the Korean band by underbust; a comparison of the same measurement, not a Korea-to-US chart Triumph prints.
Korea
Underbust (cm)
Underbust (in)
65
63–67
24.8–26.4
70
68–72
26.8–28.3
75
73–77
28.7–30.3
80
78–82
30.7–32.3
85
83–87
32.7–34.3
90
88–92
34.6–36.2
Underbust ranges from Triumph International for the EU band with the same number; inches are cm divided by 2.54. Wacoal Japan’s ranges are 0.5 cm wider at each edge.
Korea cup
Bust minus underbust (cm)
Bust minus underbust (in)
Western cup
A
9.0–11.0
3.5–4.3
AA
B
11.5–13.5
4.5–5.3
A
C
14.0–16.0
5.5–6.3
B
D
16.5–18.5
6.5–7.3
C
E
19.0–21.0
7.5–8.3
D/E
Korean cup letters as Wacoal Japan defines them (bust minus underbust), against the Western letter Triumph gives for the same bust at band 70; a comparison of two brands, not a printed pairing.
Quick answers
What is a Korean 55 in UK and Italian sizes? At Eurobox, 55 is a UK 8 and an Italian 38/40, with a bust of 81 cm. Other brands may differ.
What is a women’s US 8 top in Korea? A Korean 90 (letter L) at Nike Korea, which pairs it with US M (8/10), UK 12/14 and EU 40/42.
What is a men’s US M top in Korea? A Korean 100 (letter L) at Nike Korea. Nike’s Korean letter is one above its US letter.
What is a women’s US 8 shoe in Korea? 250 mm in Nike’s women’s chart, which is UK 5.5 and EU 39.
What is a men’s US 9 shoe in Korea? 270 mm in Nike’s men’s chart, which is UK 8 and EU 42.5.
What is a Korean 70B bra in the US? Band 70 is a US 32 (Triumph). Korean cup B matches Western cup A for the same measurement, so a 70B is about a 32A.
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Tips for ordering from Korean stores
Free size is common. On Musinsa, a 2022 analysis found 26.6% of women’s items and 2.3% of men’s items in free size. Check the listed measurements instead of assuming one size fits all.
Allow about 2 cm. Musinsa says its listed measurements can be off by about 2 cm, depending on how they are taken.
Trousers sit at the hip bone. Musinsa’s recommended trouser size assumes the belt is worn just above the hip bone, not at the natural waist.
The same number differs by brand. Korean 85 is a chest of 71.4–80.0 cm at Nike Korea and 81–86 cm at Eurobox. Use the listing’s own chart.
Children: go by height. One Korean shop’s 2011 notice says imported brands run about a size smaller than Korean sizes and that makers use their own specifications. Compare the child’s height with the seller’s chart.
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