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Kanji 階

12 strokes

Meaning

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

On'yomi
カイ
Kun'yomi
きざはし
Strokes
12
JLPT
N2
School grade
Grade 3
Kanken
8級
Frequency
#513 / 2500

Themes: Home

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Words with 階

  • ~階

    ~かい

    counter for stories (floors) of a building

    N5
  • 階段

    かいだん

    stairs

    N5
  • 段階

    だんかい

    gradation, grade, stage

    N2
  • 階級

    かいきゅう

    class, rank, grade

    N1
  • 階層

    かいそう

    class, level, stratum, hierarchy

    N1

Example sentences

  • 階段かいだんを上あがって。

    Go up the stairs.

  • 病気びょうきはまだ初期しょきの段階だんかいです。

    The disease is still in the primary stage.

  • 彼かれは私わたしより一いち階かい級きゅう上じょうだ。

    He is immediately above me in rank.

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