Moto 階 (かい)storey; story; floor
- storey; story; floornoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- stairsnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- stage (in chronostratigraphy)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- counter for storeys and floors of a buildingcounter
Kanji in 階
Words that share its kanji
- 段階だんかいgrade; level
- 一階いっかいfirst floor; ground floor
- 二階にかいsecond floor; upstairs
- 二階建てにかいだてtwo-storied building
- 階段かいだんstairs; stairway
- 階級かいきゅう(social) class
- 現段階げんだんかいpresent stage; current phase
- 階層かいそうclass; level
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