級

音読おんよみ: キュウ

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画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 糸(いとへん)

Meaning

class, rank, grade


  • 上級じょうきゅう — advanced level
  • 中級ちゅうきゅう — intermediate level
  • 下級かきゅう — lower class
  • 等級とうきゅう — grade, rank
  • 特級とっきゅう — special grade

級 combines the thread radical 糸 with the phonetic component 及. Originally, it implied weaving or tying threads together in sequence. Over time, the meaning shifted to represent things that follow in order — such as ranks, grades, or levels in a system.

かれ上級じょうきゅう試験しけん合格ごうかくしました。
He passed the advanced-level exam.

中級ちゅうきゅうクラスくらすうつりました。
I moved to the intermediate class.

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