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上位文化 (じょういぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう位い文ぶん化か

Meanings

1

noun

high culture

Refers to sophisticated cultural products and practices, often contrasted with popular or mass culture. Cross-referenced with ハイカルチャー, a common loanword synonym.

See also: ハイカルチャー

大だい学がくでは上じょう位い文ぶん化かについて学まなぶ機き会かいが多おおい。
At university, there are many opportunities to learn about high culture.

Kanji

上above, up
位rank, grade, throne
文sentence, literature, style
化

change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

ハイカルチャー
Common loanword synonym for 'high culture'. 上位文化 is the native Japanese compound with the same meaning, but ハイカルチャー may be more frequent in casual or modern contexts.
大たい衆しゅう文ぶん化か
Means 'popular culture' or 'mass culture', the opposite of 上位文化.

Etymology

Compound of 上位 (じょうい, 'higher rank' or 'superior') and 文化 (ぶんか, 'culture'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'high culture'.