初級

See also: 初级

Chinese

 
initial; first; beginning; junior; basic
 
level; grade; rank; step
trad. (初級)
simp. (初级)

Pronunciation


Adjective

初級

  1. (attributive) primary; elementary; junior
    初級職稱 / 初级职称   chūjí zhíchēng   junior position
  2. (attributive) entry-level

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (初級):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 4
きゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

/ɕokipu//ɕokiɸu/ → */ɕokiwu//ɕokiu//ɕokjuː/

From Middle Chinese compound 初級 (tsrhjo kjap?, literally beginning + level, grade). Compare modern Min Nan chho͘-kip or Cantonese co1 kap1.

Pronunciation

Noun

初級 (hiragana しょきゅう, rōmaji shokyū, historical hiragana しょきふ)

  1. elementary level, beginning grade, beginner's class
     (しょ) (きゅう) () (ほん) ()
    Shokyū Nihongo”
    Beginner's Japanese”, “Introductory Japanese”

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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