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斜陽族

Hiragana
しゃようぞく
Noun
specifically
Japanese Meaning
社会的・経済的な地位が衰退しつつある、あるいは衰退してしまった旧来の上流階級・特権階層を指す語。とくに戦後の社会構造の変化によって没落した日本の旧華族・財閥・良家の子女などをさすことが多い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
せんそうのあとなどに、きゅうにおちぶれた、ゆたかな家や上の立場の人たち
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He comes from the declining aristocracy, a lifestyle that is not seen today.

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declining aristocracy, an elite class of people displaced by changes in society

Sense(2)

(specifically) the Japanese upper class brought to ruin after World War II

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