Memory phrase for the Kanji: 級

級

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Meaning rank, grade, class

Pronunciation

KYŪ

Explanation

Left: thread 糸, right: to reach 及 (person 人 with a hand that grasps something)

Mnemonic
 
The thread (i.e. at the uniform) shows the reached (= achieved) rank/grade.

Radicals

糸 thread
及 reach, extend
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 Vocabulary

 級  きゅう  class, grade, rank, school class, grade
 上級  じょうきゅう  advanced level, high grade, senior
 初級  しょきゅう  elementary level
 同級  どうきゅう  the same grade, same class
 学級  がっきゅう  grade in school
 等級  とうきゅう  grade, class
 階級  かいきゅう  class, rank, grade
 高級  こうきゅう  high class, high grade

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