kai　階

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Floor or storey, and also a counter for floors in a building. For example, nikai 二階 refers to the second floor or can be used to describe a two-storied structure. It follows that sangai 三階 means third floor or three stories etc. Kaika 階下 means downstairs or lower floor; kaijou 階上, upstairs or upper floor. Double shelving can be described as nikaidana 二階棚. Kai in the sense of story or floor is synonymous with *sou 層, kyuu 級 or *juu 重.

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*kaidan 階段

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