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上層階級 (じょうそうかいきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう層そう階かい級きゅう

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Meanings

1

upper class; high society

Refers to the social stratum of wealthy, influential, or aristocratic people.

彼かれは上じょう層そう階かい級きゅうの出しゅっ身しん

だ

。

He comes from the upper class.

上じょう層そう階かい級きゅうの生せい活かつは想そう像ぞうもつかない。

I can't imagine the life of the upper class.

Kanji

上above, up
層stratum, social class, layer
階storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
級class, rank, grade

Related words

上じょう流りゅう階かい級きゅう
Synonymous; 上流階級 is slightly more common in modern usage.
富ふ裕ゆう層そう
Focuses on wealth rather than social status or lineage.

Built from

上じょう層そう+階かい級きゅう

Etymology

Compound of 上層 (upper layer) and 階級 (class, rank).