級 (kyuu)
class, grade, rank,school class, grade
- JLPT N3
- noun
- Pitch 1
- #1777 most frequent
Meaning
級 (きゅう, kyuu) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “class, grade, rank,school class, grade”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は 書道3 級です。
He has a class three certificate in Japanese calligraphy.
武士階級は 封建制と共に滅びた。
The samurai class died with the feudal system.
大学時代の同級生とは滅多に合えない。
I can hardly ever see my college classmates.
この試験に通らない限り上級クラスに 入れません。
Until you pass this exam, you cannot enroll in the advanced class.
彼女が身につけているものは見るからに高級品だった。
What she wears is obviously of high quality.
今年受験2回目にして日本語能力試験1級に合格した。
This year, on my second try, I passed Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
K社は1月から九州で生産した高級車を中国に向けて輸出する。
Starting in January, K Company is going to export luxury cars to China which were manufactured in Kyushu.
ここではBMWやベンツといったドイツの高級車が人気があるようだ。
It looks like expensive German cars such as BMWs and Mercedes Benzes are popular here.
安いとは言え、都会の高級マンションだ。普通の者が簡単に買える代物ではない。
Although I say (it is) reasonable, it is an upscale condominium in the city. It's not something ordinary people can easily afford.
当時の軍隊では上官の命令がいかに理不尽であれ、下級兵はそれに従うしかなかったのだ。
In the army in those days, no matter how unreasonable the senior officers' commands, the soldiers under them had no choice but to obey them.
今回は高級ホテルに泊まっているので、贅沢ついでにホテルのレストランで食事をすることにした。
I'm staying at a first-class hotel this time, and if that isn't luxurious enough, I've decided to have dinner at the hotel restaurant.
小学校六年の時に別れたっきりの同級生に気づかれるなんて、ひょっとして私って小学校の時から顔が変わってないんだろうか。
My classmate, whom I hadn't seen since we left 6th grade, recognized me. I wonder if I look the same as I did in elementary school (literally: my face has not changed since my grade school days).