ブルジョア

also: ぶるじょわ · ぶるぢよあ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun-modifying (irregular)

Refers to the capitalist middle class, often with connotations of materialism or conventionality. Can be used as a noun or prenominally.

from French

He leads a bourgeois lifestyle.

ブルジョア階かい級きゅうの台たい頭とうが社しゃ会かいを変かえた。

The rise of the bourgeoisie changed society.

資し本ほん家かN1
資本家 is the native Japanese term for someone who owns capital, while ブルジョア is the French loanword with a broader, often cultural or class-based connotation.
市し民みんN4
ブルジョア is the loanword for the bourgeois/middle class, matching the sociological sense of 市民 but sounding more casual or critical.

プロレタリア
プロレタリア refers to the working class, the Marxist opposite of ブルジョア (the capitalist middle class).

ブルジョアUsage62%
Most common katakana spelling, reflecting the French pronunciation.
ブルジョワUsage38%
Alternative spelling closer to the French spelling 'bourgeois'.

From French 'bourgeois'.