階級 (kaikyuu) Japanese meaning: social class | Kotomoraた
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The working class expanded during the Industrial Revolution.
This novel portrays the contradictions of a class society.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が〈階級〉に属するto belong to a (social) class
He belongs to the upper class.
階級が上がるfor one's rank or grade to rise
He got promoted and his rank went up.
〈階級〉を撤廃するto abolish class distinctions
The country tried to abolish class distinctions.
階級 refers to a social or organizational class or stratum, whereas 序列 focuses on the ordering itself rather than the group divisions.
階級 is a formal term for social class or rank, while クラス is a more general, casual word that can also mean class in that sense.
級
lower classes; proletariat
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middle class
middle class; bourgeoisie
working class
working class; salaried class
middle class; bourgeoisie
