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等級 (とうきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

等とう級きゅう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

grade; class; rank; rating

General term for a level or rank in a classification system, such as product quality, exam scores, or job grades.

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This beef was graded as the highest class.

試し験けんの結けっ果かによって等とう級きゅうが決きまる。

The grade is determined by the exam results.

2

Astronomical term for the brightness of a celestial object.

その星ほしの等とう級きゅうは肉にく眼がんで見みえる限げん界かいに近ちかい。
The magnitude of that star is near the limit of naked-eye visibility.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を等とう級きゅうに分わけるto classify something into grades
卵たまごは大おおきさによって等とう級きゅうに分わけられる。
Eggs are classified into grades according to size.
〈数すう〉等とう級きゅうの星ほしa star of a given magnitude
一いち等とう級きゅうの星ほしは非ひ常じょうに明あかるい。
A first-magnitude star is extremely bright.
等とう級きゅうを付つけるto assign a grade to something
品ひん質しつ検けん査さ員いんが製せい品ひんに等とう級きゅうを付つけた。
The quality inspector assigned a grade to the product.
等とう級きゅうが上あがる／下さがるfor a grade or rank to go up or down
彼かれの評ひょう価か等とう級きゅうが一いち段だん階かい上あがった。
His performance grade went up by one level.

Kanji

等etc., and so forth, class (first)
級class, rank, grade

Related words

階かい級きゅうN1sense 1
階級 refers to social class, military rank, or organizational hierarchy, while 等級 is used for graded classifications like product quality or exam scores.
ランク sense 1
ランク is a casual loanword for rank or rating, while 等級 is the more formal, systematic term used in technical or official contexts.
級きゅうN3sense 1
級 is a simpler, more everyday word for a grade or level, whereas 等級 sounds more formal and is used in official classification systems.
位くらいN3
等級 is used for objective grading systems (like quality or class tiers), while 位 is a broader term for level or standing.
グレードN1
等級 is a formal, often technical term for a grade or class (e.g. in official classifications), while グレード is a more casual loanword used for products or services.

Word family

視し等とう級きゅう
apparent magnitude
写しゃ真しん等とう級きゅう
photographic magnitude
絶ぜっ対たい等とう級きゅう
absolute magnitude

Etymology

Compound of 等 (とう, 'class, grade') and 級 (きゅう, 'rank, class'). The combination reinforces the idea of a graded classification.