storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

On'yomi
カイ
Kun'yomi
きざはし
Parts
阝比白similar kanji →
JLPT N312 strokesGrade 3#513 most commonU+968E

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12 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 階

  • 一階いっかいfirst floor; ground floorN5
  • 音階おんかいscaleN5
  • 階かいstorey; story; floorN5
  • 階級かいきゅう(social) classN5
  • 階層かいそうclass; level; stratum; layer; hierarchyN5
  • 階段かいだんstairs; stairway; staircaseN5
  • 段階だんかいstage; step; phaseN5
  • 中産階級ちゅうさんかいきゅうmiddle class; bourgeoisieN5
  • 二階にかいsecond floor; upstairsN5
  • 二階建てにかいだてtwo-storied buildingN5
  • 現段階げんだんかいpresent stage; current phaseN5
  • 階下かいかlower floor; downstairsN3
  • 階級闘争かいきゅうとうそうclass struggle; class warfare; class conflictN3
  • 階数かいすうnumber of stairs or stories (storeys)N3
  • 最終段階さいしゅうだんかいfinal stageN3
  • 三階さんがいthird floorN3
  • 階名かいめいname of a note in a movable do solfège systemN3
  • 地階ちかいbasement; cellarN3
  • 階梯かいていstairsN3
  • 階上かいじょうupper floor; upstairsN3