How to say "Ladder" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Ladder" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Ladder" is "Hashigo", written in japanese as "はしご".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun 'はしご (はしご)' means 'ladder'. A ladder is a tool used to climb up or down, typically consisting of two long side pieces joined at intervals by a series of rungs or steps. It is commonly used to access areas that are difficult to reach, such as the upper shelves of a bookcase or the roof of a building. For example: I climbed up the ladder to the roof - (私は屋根に登るためにはしごを登った). The firemen used a long ladder to rescue the person from the burning building - (消防士は長いはしごを使って建物から人を救助した).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Hashigo" mean in japanese?

"Hashigo" means "Ladder".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Ladder" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "ご" is read as "go".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.