JLPT N3 · Noun

地位 (chii)

地位 (ちい, chii) is a Japanese noun meaning “(social) position; status”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちい
Romaji: chii
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(social) position; status; standing · noun
position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank · noun

Example sentences

高級車は地位の象徴である。

An expensive car is a status symbol.

Tatoeba #173222

彼は会社で高い地位にあります。

He holds a high position at the company.

Tatoeba #109068

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

Kanji in 地位

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

位

rank, grade, throneイ・くらい・ぐらい · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 地位.

地図ちずmap地下鉄ちかてつsubway地震じしんearthquake地理ちりgeography地ちearth地味じみplain生地きじcloth意地いじstubbornness地域ちいきarea地下ちかunderground地球ちきゅうEarth地区ちくdistrict地方ちほうdistrict土地とちplot of land

Source: JMdict entry 1420780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.