レベルreberu

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounlevel; standard; grade; class; rank
    国際こくさいレベルの運動うんどう選手せんしゅになるためには、毎日まいにち練習れんしゅうしなければならない。↗
    One must practice every day in order to become a world-class athlete.
  2. nounlevel (amount or quantity)
  3. nounlevel (plane)
  4. nounlevel (instrument); spirit level; surveyor's level
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym度合いどあいNeutralDegree or extent of something, as in 「危険の度合い」; it weighs how strong or deep something is, while 「レベル」 rates how high or low it stands.
  • Synonym段階だんかいNeutralA stage in a process or a step in a ranking, as in 「三段階」; it marks a segment of a sequence or a tier, while 「レベル」 rates how high or low.
  • Synonym程度ていどNeutralThe most versatile word for degree, as in 「ある程度」; after a number it is the plain way to say 'about', as in 「1時間程度」. 「レベル」 stresses grade or tier.
  • Synonym水準すいじゅんWrittenLevel or standard, as in 「生活水準」; leans written and formal, where everyday speech says 「レベル」.
  • Synonym次元じげんNeutralDimension or plane, as in 「次元が違う」; often figurative for a fundamentally different realm, while 「レベル」 compares heights on one scale.
  • Synonym標準ひょうじゅんNeutralA standard for judging, or the average, ordinary state, as in 「標準的」; 「レベル」 says where something stands, high or low.
  • Synonym級きゅうNeutralGrade or rank, as in 「一級」; typically a suffix or counter within a grading system, while 「レベル」 is not bound to any such system.
  • SynonymほどNeutralDegree or amount; marks approximation as in 「10分ほど」 and comparison as in 「思ったほど」 — neither use fits 「レベル」.
  • Synonym階級かいきゅうWrittenFormal word for social class, job rank or weight class, as in 「階級制」— a fixed hierarchy; 「レベル」 loosely covers how high a level is.
  • Synonym等級とうきゅうWrittenFormal word for grade, as in 「一等級」; used for grading goods, stars and the like, while 「レベル」 covers level more broadly.
  • SynonymクラスNeutralLoanword for a school class, and for tier or grade, as in 「トップクラス」; close to 「レベル」 in that tier sense.
  • Synonym位くらいNeutralRank or standing, as in 「位が高い」; can also express degree. For job levels 「レベル」 appears in compounds like 「首脳レベル」.
  • SynonymランクNeutralLoanword for rank, as in 「ランクイン」; centers on one's place in an ordering, while 「レベル」 centers on the level itself.
  • Synonym階層かいそうWrittenFormal word for social strata or a layered structure, as in 「階層構造」; centers on dividing into layers, while 「レベル」 centers on high and low.
  • Synonym域いきWrittenWritten word for a realm or sphere attained, as in 「名人の域に達する」; in daily talk use 「レベル」.
  • Synonym等位とういWrittenWritten and rare: grade or equal rank. Everyday speech uses 「レベル」 or 「等級」.
  • Related基準きじゅんNeutralThe standard or criterion you judge by, as in 「判断基準」— the measuring stick; 「レベル」 is the height that gets measured.
  • Related階かいNeutralStorey or floor, as in 「三階」, or stairs; nothing to do with ability. It meets 「レベル」 only in the sense of layers.
  • Related位置付けいちづけWrittenFormal word for how something is placed and rated within the whole, as in 「重要な位置付け」; about role and positioning, not necessarily height — 「レベル」 states height directly.
  • RelatedランキングNeutralLoanword for a ranking, as in 「人気ランキング」: ordering entries against each other. 「レベル」 states one's level — person, group or country — without ranking against others.
  • Related層そうNeutralA stratum or group, as in 「若年層」; usually a suffix, sorting people into groups, while 「レベル」 sorts by high and low.

For the level of ability or quality, say 「レベル」 (「レベルが高い」) — the everyday default. In formal or written prose use 「水準」. For depth or degree of something, 「程度」 and 「度合い」 fit; 「程度」 is the most versatile. When the difference is one of realm rather than height, use 「次元」. For ranks and standings, 「ランク」 and 「ランキング」. Words like 「基準」 and 「標準」 are the standards you measure by, not the level itself.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 水準すいじゅん、標準ひょうじゅん、段階だんかい。
  2. 水平面すいへいめん。
  3. 水準器すいじゅんき。
English equivalents
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