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階級 (かいきゅう): class, rank, grade — Japanese vocabulary

階級 is read かいきゅう and means "class, rank, grade". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

階級

Reading
かいきゅう · kaikyuu
Translation
class, rank, grade
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
かいきゅうが

Example

ブラウン氏は上流階級の人だ。

ブラウンしはじょうりゅうかいきゅうのひとだ。

Mr Brown belongs to the upper class.

Kanji in this word

  • 階 — floor, rank
  • 級 — class, grade

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