Meaning

Primary

Floor

Alternatives

Story, Storey

Word Type

suffix

Explanation

You know that the kanji refers to a floor (as in the "fifth floor"). This word represents the version that comes after a number, shown with a . Essentially, this has the same meaning as the kanji you learned, making it nice and easy.

Note that floor-counting systems can vary across different countries. In Japan the ground floor is generally called 一階, with the floors above being 二階, 三階, and so on.

Reading

かい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. Don't type in the or you'll get it wrong!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 三階

    third floor

    一階

    first floor

    二階

    second floor

Context Sentences

「何階ですか?」「四階をおねがいします。」「このエレベーターは四階には止まりませんよ。」

"Which floor?" "Fourth please." "This elevator doesn't stop on the fourth floor."

さすが六十五階からのビューは見事ですね。

There's no wonder, but the view from the sixty-fifth floor is splendid.

友人が三十階建てのタワーマンションに住んでいます。

My friend lives in a tower apartment with thirty floors.

Kanji Composition