Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, Counter

(かい)storey, story, floor, stairs, stage (in chronostratigraphy), counter for storeys and floors of a building

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      1.

      storey, story, floor

    2. Noun

      2.

      stairs

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    3. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      3.

      stage (in chronostratigraphy)

    4. Counter

      4.

      counter for storeys and floors of a building

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    階 【かい】

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    Examples

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      あなたの部屋(へや)(なん)(かい)にありますか?

      What floor is your room located on?

      • N4

      このマンションは(よん)(かい)()てだ。

      This apartment building is four stories high.

      • N4

      エレベーター(ない)「すみません、()(かい)のボタンを()して(いただ)けませんか?」

      In the elevator: 'Excuse me, could I please get you to press the button for the fifth floor?'

      • N4

      (いっ)(かい)から(さん)(がい)まで(いち)(だん)()ばししているところを友達(ともだち)()られた。

      My friend saw me skipping one step from the first floor to the third floor.

      • N3

      新聞(しんぶん)によると、今回(こんかい)放火(ほうか)事件(じけん)11(じゅういっ)(かい)()てのビルの()(かい)一室(いっしつ)()きたようです。

      According to the newspaper, the arson incident took place in a room on the fifth floor of an eleven-story building.

      • N3
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