JLPT N1 · Noun

階級 (kaikyuu)

階級 (かいきゅう, kaikyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “(social) class”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かいきゅう
Romaji: kaikyuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(social) class · noun
rank; grade · noun

Example sentences

彼は中流階級の出だ。

He comes from the middle class.

Tatoeba #102150

彼は２年前に、大佐の階級に昇進した。

He was raised to the rank of colonel two years ago.

Tatoeba #115166

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 階級

階

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a buildingカイ・きざはし · 12 strokes

級

class, rank, gradeキュウ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 階級.

階かいstorey階段かいだんstairs段階だんかいstage階層かいそうclass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等級とうきゅうgrade同級どうきゅうthe same grade

Source: JMdict entry 1203040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.