Moji Ninja

階 — storey; stairs

階 means “storey; stairs”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 階 (kai, “storey; story”).

階
Stroke order of 階
Meaning
storey; stairs
On'yomi
カイ (kai)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3 · set Buildings & rooms

How to remember 階

A town (阝) for everyone (皆), floor upon floor.

Sounds like 皆: both read カイ.

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 皆 everyone

Words with 階

WordReadingMeaning
階かい kai onstorey; story

Don't confuse it with

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