noun
four-class system of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants
Historical term for the idealized social hierarchy in the Edo period, though actual social mobility existed. Often used in discussions of pre-modern Japanese society.
士農工商は江戸時代の身分制度を表す言葉だ。
Shinōkōshō is a term that describes the class system of the Edo period.
歴史の授業で士農工商について学んだ。
We learned about the four-class system in history class.