What does kanji 階 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 階 is storey.

How is kanji 階 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 階 are きざはし; the onyomi readings are カイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 階?

Kanji 階 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 階?

The main radical for kanji 階 is 阜.

What words use kanji 階?

Example words that use kanji 階 include 階級, 階段, 階, 階層.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 8

階

Meaning

Kanji 階

storey

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: きざはし
Onyomi 音読み: カイ
Nanori 名乗り: しなとはし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #513
Strokes: 12
Radical: 阜
Components: 阡 • 比 • 白
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 楷 • 皆 • 揩 • 堦 • 喈 • 偕 • 湝

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 184 entries that include this kanji.

階級

かいきゅう

(social) class

階段

かいだん

stairs

階

かい

counter for storeys and floors of a building

階層

かいそう

class

階下

かいか

bottom of the stairs

階級闘争

かいきゅうとうそう

class struggle

階位

かいい

rank

階隠し

はしかくし

pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or a building in a classic aristocratic villa

階級意識

かいきゅういしき

class consciousness

階級差別

かいきゅうさべつ

classism

階級社会

かいきゅうしゃかい

class society

階級章

かいきゅうしょう

rank insignia

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

このビルには十階があります。

This building has ten storeys.

私は三階に住んでいます。

I live on the third floor.

階段を上がるのが疲れた。

I'm tired of climbing the stairs.

このビルの階段は急すぎます。

The stairs in this building are too steep.

その学校には五つの階があります。

That school has five floors.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

階戸雪 Kaito Yuki