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社会的地位 (しゃかいてきちい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

社しゃ会かい的てき地ち位い

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Meanings

1

noun

social status; social standing

Refers to a person's rank or position within society, often in contexts of hierarchy, prestige, or class.

彼かれは社しゃ会かい的てき地ち位いが高たかい。
He has high social status.
社しゃ会かい的てき地ち位いに関かん

係けい

なく

、

人ひと

は

平びょう

等どう

で

ある

べき

だ

。

Regardless of social standing, people should be equal.

Kanji

社company, firm, office
会meeting, meet, party
的bull's eye, mark, target
地ground, earth
位rank, grade, throne

Similar words

身み分ぶん
身分 often refers to one's legal or hereditary status (e.g., samurai, commoner), while 社会的地位 is broader and includes achieved status in modern society.
地ち位い
地位 is a general term for position or rank, not necessarily social; 社会的地位 explicitly specifies the social dimension.

Etymology

Compound of 社会的 (social) + 地位 (status, position).