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Meaning of (かい) in Japanese

JLPT 5
Kana Reading
かい
Romaji
kai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    storey; story; floor
    Example sentence
    地上22地下オフィスビル建設中です An office building, with 22 stories above ground and 2 below, is under construction.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    stairs
    Example sentence
    地上22地下オフィスビル建設中です An office building, with 22 stories above ground and 2 below, is under construction.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    stage (in chronostratigraphy)
    Example sentence
    彼女ドア閉めて、2あがった She shut the door and went upstairs.
  • Parts of speech
    counter
    Meaning
    counter for storeys and floors of a building
    Example sentence
    彼女はその運んでもらった She had the box carried downstairs.

Examples of 階, かい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: きざはし

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