族ぞく称しょう

noun

hereditary social class (1869-1947)

Historical term for the class system used in Japan from 1869 to 1947, which included categories such as 華族 (peerage), 士族 (former samurai), and 平民 (commoners).

See also: 華族 · 士族 · 平民

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいの族ぞく称しょうには華か族ぞく、士し族ぞく、平へい民みんがあった。

  The hereditary social classes of the Meiji period included the peerage, former samurai, and commoners.