下か級きゅう国こく民みん

noun

low-class citizen; second-class citizen

Colloquial and often derogatory term used to describe people perceived as having lower social status or fewer rights. Frequently contrasted with 上級国民 (upper-class citizen).

Antonyms: 上級国民

• あの政せい治じ家かは、自じ分ぶんたちを上じょう級きゅう国こく民みん、一いっ般ぱん市し民みんを下か級きゅう国こく民みんと見みなしているようだ。

  That politician seems to regard themselves as an upper-class citizen and ordinary people as second-class citizens.

• ネット上じょうでは、不ふ祥しょう事じを起おこした有ゆう名めい人じんを「下か級きゅう国こく民みん」と揶や揄ゆする書かき込こみが見みられる。

  Online, you can see posts mocking celebrities involved in scandals as 'low-class citizens'.