きゅう
級

noun, counter

  1. (school) grade, year, class.

noun, suffix

  1. class, grade, rank, level.

noun, counter

  1. 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)