Quick answer
階 is the kanji for "Stair". Its reading is きざはし (kizahashi). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Stair
Also : Storey · Step
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 階 represents 'STOREY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of storey.
On-reading: かい — remember this sound by associating it with storey. Kun-reading: きざはし.
Example Sentences
階段を使って健康維持しています。
かいだんをつかってけんこういじしています。
I use stairs to maintain health.
会議室は三階です。
かいぎしつはさんかいです。
The meeting room is on the third floor.
Vocabulary using 階
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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