“Floor” or “Story” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “階”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “階” means “Stairs”, “Storey” or “Grade” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “階”

Jouyou Kanji “階” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
12 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
かい(kai) |
Kun-Yomi |
きざはし(kizahashi) |
しな(shina) |
はしご(hashigo) |
Meanings |
Ladder, Stairs |
Sign, Indication, Symptom |
Grade for officers |
Guidance, Instruction, Procedure |
Word for counting floor numbers of a building |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “階”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
階級(かいきゅう-ka i kyu u) |
Grade, Rank, Class, Degree |
階次(かいじ-ka i ji) |
Order of grades |
階前(かいぜん-ka i ze n) |
① In front of stair of building, ② Garden just outside house |
階層(かいそう-ka i so u) |
Hierarchy, Class, Stratam |
階段(かいだん-ka i da n) |
Stairs, Step, Stairway, Staircase |
階梯(かいてい-ka i te i) |
① Stairs, Ladders, ② Primer, Manual for starting (something) |
位階(いかい-i ka i) |
Court rank |
音階(おんかい-o n ka i) |
Musical scale, Tonal scale |
職階(しょっかい-shi kka i) |
Job ranking, Job classification, Class of position |
段階(だんかい-da n ka i) |
Phase, Step, Stage |
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