等級(とうきゅう)

とうきゅう
noun
grade; rank; class
1. grade; rank; class
A graded level in a system of ranking — used for beef, wine, hotel rooms, paychecks, insurance, and judo/karate. Implies an ordered scale with clear criteria, distinguishing top grades from lower ones.
肉(にく)の等級(とうきゅう)を確認(かくにん)する。
To check the grade of the meat.
自動車(じどうしゃ)保険(ほけん)の等級(とうきゅう)が上(あ)がった。
My car insurance rating went up (a grade).
和牛(わぎゅう)は脂肪(しぼう)の入(はい)り方(かた)で等級(とうきゅう)が細(こま)かく分(わ)かれている。
Wagyu beef is finely graded based on the marbling of the fat.

Compound of 等(とう) (class) + 級(きゅう) (grade). The reading is とうきゅう (be careful: the homophone 投球(とうきゅう) means "pitching").

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 等級(とうきゅう)が上(あ)がる/下(さ)がる: a grade goes up/down
  • 等級(とうきゅう)分(わ)け: classifying by grade
  • 最高(さいこう)等級(とうきゅう): the highest grade
  • 等級(とうきゅう)制度(せいど): grading system
  • A5等級(とうきゅう): A5 grade (top wagyu grade)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 格付(かくづ)け: rating; ranking — emphasizes the act of evaluating
  • ランク: rank — borrowed from English; more casual
  • 級(きゅう): grade (single character) — used in martial arts and tests (1(いっ)級(きゅう), 2(に)級(きゅう))
  • 階級(かいきゅう): class; rank — military or social class
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