下か級きゅう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

lower grade; low class; junior

Refers to a lower rank, grade, or class in a hierarchy, such as in schools, jobs, or social status. Often used attributively with の.

• 彼かれは下か級きゅうの役やく人にんとして働はたらいている。

  He works as a junior official.

• 下か級きゅう生せいは上じょう級きゅう生せいを敬うやまうべきだ。

  Lower-grade students should respect upper-grade students.