Translation guide
The English term "class system" can refer to social hierarchy, a school class structure, or a classification framework. This guide helps learners express these concepts naturally in Japanese.
Referring to a system of social stratification based on wealth, birth, or status.
Referring to the system of organizing students into classes or homerooms in a school.
Refers to the way classes are organized or grouped in a school.
来年度のクラス編成はどうなりますか？
How will the class system be organized next year?
Referring to a system for categorizing things, such as in libraries, biology, or software.
The English phrase "class system" is broad. Directly translating it as クラスシステム is not natural in most contexts. Choose the appropriate Japanese term based on the specific meaning.
The standard term for a social class system. Used in sociology, history, and general discussion.
イギリスには厳格な階級制度がまだ残っている。
A strict class system still remains in the UK.
Refers to a hereditary or feudal status system, such as the Edo period's samurai-farmer-artisan-merchant hierarchy.
江戸時代の身分制度は武士が最上位だった。
In the Edo period class system, samurai were at the top.
Means 'social strata' or 'social layers', often used in academic contexts.
社会階層の固定化が問題になっている。
The rigidification of the class system is becoming a problem.
A formal term for the homeroom or class system in schools.
日本の学級制度では、生徒は同じ教室でほとんどの授業を受ける。
In the Japanese class system, students take most lessons in the same classroom.
General term for a classification system or taxonomy.
この図書館は独自の分類体系を使っている。
This library uses its own class system.
Emphasizes division into categories, often used in technical or administrative contexts.
新しい区分体系に従ってデータを整理した。
We organized the data according to the new class system.