# 級 — Level

Frequency rank 789 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 壁 (Wall), less common than 困 (Distressed).

- On’yomi: きゅう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A thread (糸) climbs an escalator (及) — each step up the escalator represents a new level of skill, threaded together.

In words:

- 級 きゅう — class, grade, rank,school class, grade
- 高級 こうきゅう — high class,high grade
- 上級 じょうきゅう — advanced level,high grade,senior

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