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階級制度 (kaikyuuseido) Japanese meaning: class system | Kotomora
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India's caste system is complex.
A strict class system remains in that country.
Kanji 階 storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building 度 degrees, occurrence, time Related words 身み 分ぶん 制せい 度ど 身分制度 specifically refers to a status-based system often tied to feudal or pre-modern social orders, while 階級制度 is broader and can include modern class or caste systems.
カースト 制せい 度ど カースト制度 is the direct loanword for the Indian caste system, whereas 階級制度 is a more general term that can apply to any hierarchical social structure.
Etymology Compound of 階級 (class, rank) and 制度 (system). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern formation.