階 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 階意味

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

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階 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

きざはし kizahashi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

カイ kai

Examples

私の部屋は４階にあります。

My apartment is on the fourth floor.

それはもう一つ下の階ですよ。

That’s one level down.

火事は１階から出た。

A fire broke out on the first floor.

トイレは上の階です。

The toilet is upstairs.

彼は箱を２階へ運んだ。

He carried the box upstairs.

事務所は６階に移った。

The office has been transferred up to the sixth floor.

私の書斎は２階にある。

My study is upstairs.

彼女は５階へ降りてきた。

She went down to the fifth floor.

図書館は２階にあります。

The library is on the second floor.

私の事務所は五階にある。

My office is on the fifth floor.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 4

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兵 soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

接 touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

細 dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

効 merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit