きゅう

(school) grade; year; class

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Counter
(school) gradeyearclass
Noun, Suffix
classgraderanklevel
Noun, Counter
kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

Example Sentences

(かれ)(わたし)より一階級上(うえ)だ。

He is immediately above me in rank.

(かれ)は10(ねん)級に在学中(ちゅう)だ。

He is in the tenth grade.

彼女は最高級のものしか好まない。

She likes nothing but the best.

息子はA級試験で3科目に合格した。

My son passed in three subjects at A level.

4級の漢字をどれだけ覚えていますか。

How many grade four kanji have you memorised?