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二階
nikai
Description
「二階」は、建物の下から二番目の高さのことです。
"二階" refers to the second level from the bottom of a building.
家やお店で、一階の上にある部分をこう言います。
In houses or shops, the part above the first floor is called "二階".
Meanings
二階nikai
the second floor; upstairs
私の部屋は二階にあります。
My room is on the second floor.
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Notes
- Etymology
二 (two) + 階 (floor/story); note Japanese counts the ground floor as 一階.
- Nuance
In Japan the 二階 corresponds to what British English calls the first floor.
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