Word Meaning 下級 (Kakyuu): Lower Grade, Low Class

Meaning

English

lower grade
low class
junior (officer)

Reading

Kana

かきゅう

Romaji

kakyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 上級 Rank 12181 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下層階級

かそうかいきゅう

proletariat

下級国民

かきゅうこくみん

low class citizen

下級生

かきゅうせい

student in a lower grade

下級裁判所

かきゅうさいばんしょ

lower court

下級職

かきゅうしょく

subordinate post

下級財

かきゅうざい

inferior goods (i.e. goods for which demand decreases when consumer's income increases)

下級審

かきゅうしん

lower court

下駄

げた

geta

下敷き

したじき

model

下旬

げじゅん

last third of a month

下唇

かしん

lower lip

下痢

げり

diarrhea

Example Sentences

1

山田君ってさ、同じ学年の女子には人気ないけど、下級生にはモテるんだよね。

Yamada isn't very popular with the girls in his school year, but he's popular amongst the younger students.