階級|かいきゅうkaikyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(social) class
   彼かれは中流ちゅうりゅう階級かいきゅうの出でだ。↗

   He comes from the middle class.
2. nounrank; grade
   彼かれは２年ねん前まえに、大佐たいさの階級かいきゅうに昇進しょうしんした。↗

   He was raised to the rank of colonel two years ago.

• SynonymクラスNeutralLoanword for a school class or a grade level, common in speech; 「階級」 leans toward social class or military rank.
• Synonym階層かいそうWrittenWritten word for social strata or the layers of a hierarchy, with a sociological flavor; 「階級」 stresses class conflict or military rank.
• Synonym身分みぶんNeutralCentres on a person's own social standing or identity; 「階級」 leans toward the group divisions of a society, though it also names an individual's rank, as in the military.
• SynonymグレードNeutralLoanword for a quality grade or tier, e.g. of products; 「階級」 belongs to the social sphere, not product quality.
• SynonymランクNeutralLoanword for a rank or position on a scale; 「階級」 refers to social class divisions.
• SynonymレベルNeutralLoanword for a level or standard; 「階級」 is about status and rank in society.
• Synonym格かくNeutralPersonal worth or dignity, as in 「格が違う」; 「階級」 is about ranked social divisions.
• Synonym等級とうきゅうNeutralGrades of goods or of stars (magnitude); 「階級」 covers social and military ranks.
• Related地位ちいNeutralOne's social position or a post held; 「階級」 is about graded social divisions rather than a person's position itself.
• Related級きゅうNeutralA school grade or a kyu rank in martial arts and games, often as a suffix; 「階級」 is for social and military ranks.
• Related等位とういWrittenWritten and rare, meaning equal rank or standing; 「階級」 is the ordinary term for ranked classes.

Use 「階級」 for social class, military ranks, or boxing weight classes, as in 「中産階級」 and 「階級章」. For social strata say 「階層」, for personal status 「身分」, for one's position 「地位」. In casual talk about rank or level, 「ランク」 and 「レベル」 are the natural picks.

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

1. 社会しゃかいでの地位ちいや身分みぶん、職制しょくせい、俸給ほうきゅうなどの順位じゅんい。
2. 地位ちいや身分みぶん、財産ざいさんなどにおける位置付いちづけが同おなじ人間にんげん集団しゅうだん。
3. 度数どすう分布ぶんぷで定さだめる範囲はんい。
4. 一定いっていの社会しゃかい経済けいざい構造こうぞうの中なかで異ことなる地位ちいに有ある社会しゃかい集団しゅうだん。