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第四階級 (だいよんかいきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
the fourth estate ; the proletariat
Historical and political term referring to the working class or common people as a social force, especially in the context of the French Revolution or Marxist theory. Often used in discussions of class struggle.
マルクス 主しゅ 義ぎ で は 、 第だい 四よん 階かい 級きゅう は プロレタリアート を 指さ す 。
In Marxism, the fourth estate refers to the proletariat.
Kanji 階 storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building Similar words プロレタリアート A direct loanword for 'proletariat', more common in modern political discourse. 第四階級 is a native Japanese term with a historical, class-based nuance.
第だい 三さん 階かい 級きゅう The third estate, referring to the bourgeoisie or commoners in pre-revolutionary France. 第四階級 is the working class below them.
Etymology Compound of 第四 (fourth) and 階級 (class, rank). Calque from Western political terminology, likely from French 'quatrième état' or English 'fourth estate', referring to the working class beyond the traditional three estates.
