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勤労階級 (kinroukaikyuu) Japanese meaning: working class | Kotomora
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The living standards of the working class are gradually improving.
He comes from a working-class background, but now he runs a company.
Kanji 勤 diligence, become employed, serve 労 labor, thank for, reward for 階 storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building Related words 労ろう 働どう 者しゃ 階かい 級きゅう More explicitly Marxist term for 'working class' or 'proletariat', often used in political or economic contexts.
サラリーマン 階かい 級きゅう Focuses on salaried employees, especially white-collar workers, rather than all laborers.
Etymology Compound of 勤労 (kinrō, 'labor') and 階級 (kaikyū, 'class'). The term emerged in the early 20th century as a translation of Western sociological concepts.