級 – class, rank, grade

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The kanji 級 means class, rank, grade. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キュウ (kyuu). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キュウ	kyuu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: ノ・糸・幺・小・及.

Words using 級

級きゅう(school) grade学級がっきゅう(school) class高級こうきゅうhigh-class上級じょうきゅうupper level初級しょきゅうelementary level階級かいきゅう(social) class等級とうきゅうgrade同級どうきゅうthe same grade

Example sentences

彼は１０年級に在学中だ。

He is in the tenth grade.

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彼はまだヘビー級の選手権を保持している。

He still holds the heavyweight title.

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私たちは同じ学級で英語を勉強します。

We study English in the same class.

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Kanji with the same radical

経約統総続結組終線細紙系編織給維

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