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階
kai
Description
「階」は、ビルや家などの、たてものの高さのだんかいを数えることばです。
"階" is a word used to count the levels of buildings like offices or houses.
「三階に行きます」のように、上や下の位置を言うときにも使います。
It is also used to indicate positions up or down, as in "I will go to the third floor."
Meanings
階kai
floor or story of a building (counter)
私の部屋は五階です。
My room is on the fifth floor.
階kai
level, grade, or rank in an order
社会には色々な階の人がいます。
There are people of various social classes in society.
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Notes
- Nuance
as a counter, pronunciation shifts (san-gai, roku-kai); watch for these sound changes.
- Etymology
the character means step/stairs, extended to floors and ranks arranged in order.
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