きゅう
級

noun, noun used as a suffix, counter

  1. class (e.g. school), grade, rank.

counter

  1. kyū, kyu, junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
級
 級 きゅう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

class, rank, grade
キュウ　しな (3rd, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ　キュウ　おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)