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上層階級 (じょうそうかいきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう層そう階かい級きゅう

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Meanings

1

noun

upper class; high society

Refers to the social stratum of wealthy, influential, or aristocratic people.

彼かれは上じょう層そう階かい級きゅうの出しゅっ身しんだ。
He comes from the upper class.
上じょう層そう階かい級きゅうの生せい活かつは

想そう

像ぞう

も

つか

ない

。

I can't imagine the life of the upper class.

Kanji

上above, up
層stratum, social class, layer
階storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
級class, rank, grade

Similar words

上じょう流りゅう階かい級きゅう
Synonymous; 上流階級 is slightly more common in modern usage.
富ふ裕ゆう層そう
Focuses on wealth rather than social status or lineage.

Etymology

Compound of 上層 (upper layer) and 階級 (class, rank).