階

かい

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix storey; story; floor
2. Noun stairs See also: 階 (きざはし).
3. Noun, Noun suffix stage (in chronostratigraphy)
4. Counter counter for storeys and floors of a building

Kanji

• 階 floor. Read as カイ.

Example sentences

• 荷物を二階に運んでいただけませんか。
  Would you carry my luggage upstairs?
• 火事は１階から出た。
  A fire broke out on the first floor.
• 火事は５階から起きました。
  A fire broke out on the fifth floor.
• 家庭用品は三階にあります。
  You'll find domestic articles on the third floor.
• ホンプキンスさんはとても大声で話したので、２階にいても聞こえた。
  Mr Hopkins spoke in such a loud voice that I could hear him upstairs.

Common phrases

• 階に入る

Words containing 階

• 段階 (だんかい) stage
• 階段 (かいだん) stairs
• 階級 (かいきゅう) (social) class

And 184 more.

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