上じょう級きゅう生せい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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upperclassman; student in a higher grade

Refers to a student in a grade above the speaker or another student. Commonly used in school contexts.

下か級きゅう生せい
下級生 means 'underclassman' or 'student in a lower grade', the opposite of 上級生.

一いち年ねん生せい
上級生 means an upperclassman with more years at the school, the opposite of a 一年生 who has just started.
フレッシュマン
上級生 refers to an upperclassman, the opposite of a フレッシュマン who is a first-year student.
新しん入にゅう生せいN1
新入生 refers to a first-year student who has just enrolled, while 上級生 refers to a student in a higher grade who has already been at the school longer.

Compound of 上級 (じょうきゅう, 'upper grade') + 生 (せい, 'student').