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N4 · 12 strokes · — · Irodori #63 · Starter L15

階

counter for storeys of a building, stair, storey

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Readings

On’yomi
カイ
Kun’yomi
きざはし

Example words

  • 1階

    いっかい

    first floor

  • 2階

    にかい

    second floor

  • 階段

    かいだん

    stairs

  • ～階

    ～かい

    ～ floor

  • 10階

    じゅっかい

    tenth floor

  • 1階

    いっかい

    first floor

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

Mound (阝) + everyone (皆) — levels that everyone climbs; floor/storey.

🧩Components

Remember "counter for storeys of a building" (階) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

～階 (～かい) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in ～階 (～かい) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: きざはし — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: カイ — common in compound words (熟語).