階 (Kai) is a Japanese noun meaning “storey, story, floor, stairs”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixstorey; story; floor
- nounstairs
- noun, noun suffixstage (in chronostratigraphy)
- countercounter for storeys and floors of a building
Examples
８階にあります。
It's on the eighth floor.
火事は１階から出た。
A fire broke out on the first floor.
トイレは上の階です。
The toilet is upstairs.
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