01
階段
かいだん
stairs
Meanings
- storey
- stair
- counter for storeys of a building
Readings
Onyomi
- カイ
Kunyomi
- きざはし
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Useful words
02
一階
いっかい
first floor
03
二階
にかい
second floor
04
段階
だんかい
stage
05
階層
かいそう
layer
06
階級
かいきゅう
rank
Compare Kanji
01段Meaning90%grade, stepsSteps and levels meet: 段 gives the tier idea that learners need for 階.02梯Meaning76%insatiable drinking, ladderA ladder in 梯 makes the upward movement of 階 easier to picture.03陛Component81%highness, steps (of throne)Both use the left hill-step side, while 陛 keeps a more ceremonial staircase feel.04院Component63%Inst., institutionThe same left 阝 shape links 階 to place-and-building kanji like 院.05皆Component84%all, everything皆 forms the right block of 階, exposing the inner building piece.06級Meaning69%class, rankLevels are central to both kanji; 級 points to grade while 階 points to floors or steps.