noun
middle-class identity; identifying as middle class
Refers to the consciousness or self-perception of belonging to the middle class, often used in sociological or economic contexts.
多くの日本人は中流意識を持っていると言われる。
It is said that many Japanese people have a middle-class identity.
中流 means 'middle class' or 'middle stream', while 中流意識 specifically refers to the awareness or identity of being middle class.
Compound of 中流 (middle class) and 意識 (consciousness, awareness).