級 (きゅう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

級 (きゅう) means class / grade / rank.

See example sentences below.

級 at a glance

級

きゅうkyuu

N3noun

class / grade / rank

級きゅうkyuuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

class / grade / rank

Example 1

今のひらがなの級はかんたんです。

Translation

The current hiragana grade is easy.

Example 2

彼はテニスの級を上げました。

Translation

He raised his tennis rank.