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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一いっ級きゅう

ikkyuu

first class, highest grade

Example sentences

  1. 一級いっきゅうと二級にきゅうは小学しょうがく6年生以上ねんせいいじょうが受審資格じゅしんしかくを有ゆうする。

    For the Kyu-I of Ikkyu and Nikyu, the sixth-grade pupils and above of elementary schools are eligible to take examinations.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 平安時代中期へいあんじだいちゅうきの宮中儀礼きゅうちゅうぎれいの様子ようすを知しることが出来できる一級いっきゅう史料しりょうである。

    They are records of the finest quality which allow one to understand the etiquette of the Imperial Court during the middle Heian period.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 平安時代へいあんじだいおよび鎌倉時代かまくらじだいに関かんする記載きさいは一級いっきゅうの史料しりょうとして採用さいようされる。

    The records of the Heian and the Kamakura periods are recognized as a historical source of the highest value.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 一級

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 級class; rankOnキュウ

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