階 Kanji – storey
The Japanese kanji 階 can mean storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building.
Meaning and Readings
How is 階 read?
階 has the onyomi reading カイ and the kunyomi reading きざはし.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kai, kizahashi.
Common Japanese Words Using 階
These common Japanese words contain 階. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一階（いっかい） — first floor, ground floor
- 音階（おんかい） — scale
- 階（かい） — storey, story, floor
- 階級（かいきゅう） — (social) class
- 階層（かいそう） — class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy
- 階段（かいだん） — stairs, stairway, staircase
- 段階（だんかい） — stage, step, phase
- 中産階級（ちゅうさんかいきゅう） — middle class, bourgeoisie
- 二階（にかい） — second floor, upstairs
- 二階建て（にかいだて） — two-storied building