階
counter for storeys of a building, stair, storey
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:3
Strokes:12
JLPT:2
Frequency:513
Vocabulary
カイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 階級 | カイキュウ | (social) class; rank; grade |
| 階層 | カイソウ | class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy |
| 階段 | カイダン | stairs; stairway; staircase |
| 段階 | ダンカイ | stage; step; phase; level; rank; grade; gradation; order; stairs |
| 中産階級 | チュウサンカイキュウ | middle class; bourgeoisie |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一階 | いっかい | first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank |
| 階 | かい | storey; story; floor; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building |
| 階子 | はしご | ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping) |
| ２階 | にかい | second floor; upstairs |
| 階 | しな | article; item; thing; goods; stock; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry |
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指
finger, indicate, measure (ruler), play (chess), point to, put into
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脂
fat, grease, gum, lard, rosin, tallow, tar
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