分際（ぶんざい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: one's station / position
Example sentences
- 自分の分際をわきまえる。 — Know your own place.
- 分際を超えたことは言わない。 — He doesn't say things beyond his standing.
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