How to say "status" in Japanese

• ステータスCommon
  nounThe direct loanword, used much as the English word is: for the state of a system, machine or process, and also for a person's social standing.
• 格かくJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Covers the rank sense of 'status': a person's or thing's grade relative to others, whether above or below. It usually appears in phrases about relative standing rather than as a plain word for status.
• 地位ちいJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounOne's position or standing in society, an organization or a profession — the 'status' that can be gained, raised, lowered or lost. This is what 'social status' usually means.
  高級車こうきゅうしゃは地位ちいの象徴しょうちょうである。↗

  An expensive car is a status symbol.
• 身分みぶんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounSocial standing as something formally or officially defined — one's position in a legal or institutional sense, or one's rank. For 'social status' in the abstract, 地位 is usually the better choice.
  彼かれは身分みぶんの高たかい人ひとです。↗

  He is a man of high social status.
• 肩書きかたがきCommon
  nounRefers to the title or label itself — the designation a person carries, such as a job title or a title like Doctor or Professor — rather than status as abstract standing.
  肩書かたがきが偉えらくても地位ちいが高たかいとは限かぎらない。↗

  A big title does not necessarily mean a high position.

「ステータス」 is the loanword, covering technical senses as well as social standing; 地位 is social position; 身分 is formal or official standing; 格 is relative rank; 「肩書き」 is the title itself.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ステータスstatus
• 格かくstatus
• 地位ちい(social) position
• 身分みぶん(social) standing
• 肩書きかたがきtitle (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)
• 身分柄みぶんがらstatus
• 位置いちposition
• 座ざposition
• 立ち位置たちいちposition