学歴社会

がくれきしゃかい

Meanings

1. Noun academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records

Kanji

• 学 study. Read as ガク.
• 歴 history. Read as レキ.
• 社 company. Read as シャ.
• 会 meet. Read as カイ.

Example sentences

• 日本の学歴社会の最高峰である東大生になって、一番驚いたことは時給１万円という家庭教師料金だ。
  When I became a student of Tokyo University, the pinnacle of achievement in academic-focused Japan, the thing that most surprised me was that I could make 10,000 yen an hour as a home tutor.

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