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Reading

Kana: かい
Romaji: kai
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Definitions

1

storey; story; floor

2

stairs

See also: (reading きざはし, entry #1)
3

stage (in chronostratigraphy)

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4

counter for storeys and floors of a building

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

Example Sentences

階段(かいだん)()がる。
➥Go up the stairs.
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(かれ)中流(ちゅうりゅう)階級(かいきゅう)(しゅつ)だ。
➥He comes from the middle class.
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(かれ)階段(かいだん)()がった。
➥He ascended the stairs.
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(かい)にあります。
➥It's on the eighth floor.
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(かれ)上流(じょうりゅう)階級(かいきゅう)(ひと)だ。
➥He belongs to the upper class.
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火事(かじ)は1(かい)から()た。
➥A fire broke out on the first floor.
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