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[かい()·きゅう()]
kaikyuu
noun

English Meaning(s) for 階級

noun
  1. (social) class
  2. rank; grade

Definition and Synonyms for 階級

Class people having the same social, economic, or educational status
Synonyms: クラス, , 社会階級, 階層, 階級
Class a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Synonyms: , たね, クラス, カテゴリー, 分類, , 科目, , , 種別, 種族, 種目, 種類, 範疇, , , 部門, 部類, 階級
Social Station position in a social hierarchy
Synonyms: ランク, , , 地位, 身分, 階級
Grade a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
Synonyms: , など, クラス, ランク, グレード, , , 位置, 品位, 品等, 地位, , , 段位, 段階, 点数, 程度, 立場, 立て場, , 等位, 等級, , 評点, , 階層, 階段, 階級
Rank relative status
Synonyms: , など, クラス, ランク, レベル, , , 位置, 位置付け, 位置付ける, 地位, 序列, , 等位, 等級, 身分, 階級, 順位

Meanings for each kanji in 階級

» storey; stair; counter for storeys of a building
» class; rank; grade

Categories 階級 is a member of

People any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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Collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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Rank relative status
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Position the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 階級

Sample Sentences for 階級

Does a uniform eliminate class difference?
America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.
That party is always pandering to the middle class.
However, like America, Japan is predominantly a middle-class, middle-income country, and so wives do not employ maids, but attend to everything themselves.
Karl Marx says, "The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles."

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