市し民みん階かい級きゅう

noun

middle class; bourgeoisie

Refers to the social class between the upper and working classes, often in political or historical contexts. 市民階級 can carry a nuance of 'citizen class' or 'burgher class'.

• 19世せい紀きのヨーロッパでは、市し民みん階かい級きゅうが政せい治じ的てきな力ちからを持もつようになった。

  In 19th-century Europe, the middle class came to hold political power.

• 彼かれは市し民みん階かい級きゅうの出しゅっ身しんだが、今いまは裕ゆう福ふくな実じつ業ぎょう家かだ。

  He comes from a middle-class background, but now he is a wealthy businessman.