# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 階 | かい (kai) | storey; story |

## Don't confuse it with

[皆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/everyone/) · [陛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/your-majesty/) · [楷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regular-script/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[宅](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/) · [蔵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/) · [階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/) · [戸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/door/) · [宿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inn/) · [庭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/) · [庫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warehouse/) · [柱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/. Last updated 2026-11-01.