初しょ級きゅう

しょ

きゅ

う

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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

elementary level; beginner level

Refers to the introductory or basic stage of learning a skill, language, or subject. Often used in educational contexts.

初しょ級きゅうコースを受うけるto take a beginner-level course
来らい月げつから英えい語ごの初しょ級きゅうコースを受うけることにした。
I've decided to take a beginner English course starting next month.
初しょ級きゅうから始はじめるto start from the beginner level
全まったくの初しょ心しん者しゃだったので、初しょ級きゅうから始はじめた。
Since I was a complete beginner, I started from the elementary level.
初しょ級きゅうを卒そつ業ぎょうするto move up out of the beginner level
1年ねん勉べん強きょうして、ようやく初しょ級きゅうを卒そつ業ぎょうした。
After a year of study, I finally graduated from the beginner level.

入にゅう門もんN3
初級 labels the beginner level itself (as in a course or textbook), while 入門 emphasizes a first introduction or primer, often used for materials even more basic than 初級.
初しょ歩ほN1
初級 is used as a formal classification level (e.g. in textbooks or courses), while 初歩 is a more general word for the earliest, basic stage of learning.

上じょう級きゅうN3
初級 marks the beginner stage of learning, while 上級 marks the advanced stage at the far end of the same scale.
中ちゅう級きゅうN3
初級 is the beginner level, one step below 中級 on the same skill scale.

初しょ心しん者しゃN2
初級 describes a level or grade (e.g. of a course), whereas 初心者 describes a person who is a beginner.

Compound of 初 (しょ, 'first, beginning') and 級 (きゅう, 'rank, grade').