階 – storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

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The kanji 階 means storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ (kai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is きざはし (kizahashi). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 阜 (no. 170).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
Kun’yomi	きざはし	kizahashi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 阜 (Kangxi radical 170). Components: 白・比・阡.

Words using 階

階かいstorey階段かいだんstairs段階だんかいstage階級かいきゅう(social) class階層かいそうclass

Example sentences

それはもう一つ下の階ですよ。

That's one level down.

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私の部屋は４階にあります。

My apartment is on the fourth floor.

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その階段を上ってはいけません。

You must not go up the stairs.

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Kanji with the same radical

院際防限除降隊険陸障陣陽隣隠陥阻

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