位|くらいkurai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounthrone; crown; (nobleman's) seatorig. from 座居, meaning "seat"
2. noungovernment position; court rank
3. nounsocial standing; rank; class; echelon; rung
4. noungrade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank
5. nounposition of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands); digit; (decimal) place
   ５８１４を千せんの位くらいに四捨五入ししゃごにゅうすれば何なんになりますか。↗

   What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand?

• SynonymランクNeutralLoanword for rank in a rating or comparison, as in 「ランクが上がる」; also used of officials' standing; 「位」 can mean the throne itself.
• SynonymレベルNeutralLoanword for level or standard, as in 「レベルが高い」; it also marks an administrative tier, as in 「閣僚レベル」; 「位」 names the throne or office itself.
• Related位置いちNeutralCovers where something sits in space, and by extension one's status, as in 「位置を確認する」; 「位」 is about rank and standing, not physical location.
• Related地位ちいNeutralThe everyday word for social position or a post, as in 「地位が高い」; 「位」 also covers rank and can mean the throne or a court office itself.
• Related立場たちばNeutralMeans where you stand — your situation or point of view, as in 「相手の立場」; 「位」 is about rank, not circumstances or perspective.
• Related階級かいきゅうNeutralSocial class or military rank, as in 「階級社会」; it points to the groups people are divided into, while 「位」 grades the individual.
• Related身分みぶんNeutralSocial status or birth, as in 「身分証明書」; it describes what one socially is, while 「位」 grades how high one stands.
• Related位置付けいちづけWrittenHow something is placed and valued within the whole, as in 「この計画の位置付け」; a formal, abstract term, not a direct word for a court rank or one's status.
• Related等級とうきゅうNeutralGrade or class assigned to things — products, stars — as in 「等級をつける」; 「位」 is mostly for a person's standing.
• RelatedクラスNeutralLoanword for a school class or a quality tier; it also follows a title to show a level, as in 「局長クラス」「トップクラス」; 「位」 names the throne or office itself.
• RelatedグレードNeutralLoanword for the grade or tier of things, chiefly products and services, as in 「グレードアップ」; unlike 「位」, it is not used for court ranks or official posts.
• Related段階だんかいNeutralA stage or step in a process, and by extension a graded level, as in 「最終段階」; 「位」 is about standing, not progress through stages.
• Related順位じゅんいNeutralRanking — first, second, third — as in 「順位を争う」; it is about order among competitors, while 「位」 is about status itself.
• Related級きゅうNeutralGrade or class, often a suffix, as in 「一級」「一級書記官」; used for exams, skills and official grades; 「位」 leans toward personal standing.
• Related階層かいそうNeutralA layer of society whose members share similar standing, as in 「所得階層」; it slices society into strata, and can also mean building floors.
• Related序列じょれつWrittenThe ordered sequence of ranks, as in 「年功序列」; a formal word for how ranks line up, while 「位」 is the rank one holds.
• Related品位ひんいWrittenDignity or refinement, as in 「品位を保つ」, also the fineness of a metal; a formal word that only overlaps with 「位」 in the sense of grade.
• Related段位だんいNeutralSpecifically a dan grade of skill in the martial arts or go, as in 「段位を取る」; 「位」 is the broader word, centred on social standing and rank.
• RelatedレベルNeutralLoanword for level or standard, as in 「レベルが高い」; it also marks an administrative tier, as in 「閣僚レベル」; 「位」 names the throne or office itself.

Use 「位」 for social standing, court rank or the throne, as in 「位が高い」. In everyday speech prefer 「地位」 for social position, 「立場」 for one's situation or viewpoint, 「順位」 for rankings, 「レベル」 for level and 「グレード」 for product tiers. 「位置」 is spatial placement; 「階級」「身分」「階層」 describe social groupings; 「等級」「級」「ランク」 grade things or people; 「クラス」 can follow a title to mark a tier; 「段階」 is a stage in a process; 「段位」 is a dan rank in go or the martial arts; 「位置付け」「序列」「品位」 are formal written terms.

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1. （くらい）階級かいきゅう。人ひとと人ひととの恒常的こうじょうてきな関係かんけいで、指揮しき・命令めいれいをする者ものとそれを受うける者ものに関かんするもの、又また、人ひとの集団しゅうだんを、その権利けんり又または義務ぎむの大小だいしょうにより分類ぶんるいしたもの。
2. （くらい　形式けいしき名詞めいし的てきに用もちい）程度ていど。
3. （くらい）位取くらいどり記数法きすうほうにおいて、個々ここの数字すうじが書かかれる位置いち。通常つうじょう、左ひだりにあるものほど大おおきな重おもみを持もつ。