What does 階 mean in Japanese?

階 (かい) means "floor (of a building)" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 階 in a sentence?

私は五階に住んでいます。 (わたしはごかいにすんでいます。) — I live on the fifth floor.

Kana: かい

floor (of a building)

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私は五階に住んでいます。

わたしはごかいにすんでいます。

I live on the fifth floor.

What 階 means

階 (かい) is a Japanese word meaning “floor (of a building)”. It belongs to the Places & Travel topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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