士農工商（しのうこうしょう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: four feudal classes (samurai/farmer/craftsman/merchant)
Example sentences
- 江戸時代には士農工商という身分があった。 — In the Edo period, there was a class system called shinokosho — samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants.
- 士農工商について歴史で学ぶ。 — I'm learning about the shinokosho class system in history class.
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