階

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きざはし

Nanori (名乗り)

しなとはし

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:12

JLPT:N2

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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