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How to say 'Stairs' in Japanese | 階段

Wondering how to say 'Stairs' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Stairs is 'Kaidan', written as 階段 in Japanese.'Stairs' in hiragana is かいだん.

    word

    階段

    Meaning

    Stairs

    Reading

    かいだん

    kaidan

    Kanji

    段Step, Stairs 階Storey

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '階段 (かいだん)' means 'stairs'. It refers to a series of steps that allow people to move from one level of a building to another. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation when referring to staircases in homes, offices, or public places. For example: Please use the stairs「階段を使ってください」(かいだんをつかってください). The stairs are over there「階段はあそこです」(かいだんはあそこです). It can also be used metaphorically to describe progress or steps in a process, though this usage is less common.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    2310

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 階段

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    階

    Meaning

    Storey

  • kanji

    段

    Meaning

    Step, Stairs

Words Related to 階段 Through the Kanji 階

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 階 as well.

  • word

    二階

    Meaning

    Second floor

  • word

    階層

    Meaning

    Layer, Hierarchy

  • word

    階

    Meaning

    Floor

  • word

    段階

    Meaning

    Stage

  • word

    階級

    Meaning

    Rank, Class

Words Related to 階段 Through the Kanji 段

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 段 as well.

  • word

    段階

    Meaning

    Stage

  • word

    値段

    Meaning

    Price

  • word

    一段

    Meaning

    Step, Level

  • word

    一段と

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    手段

    Meaning

    Method, Means

  • word

    段

    Meaning

    Step

  • word

    段落

    Meaning

    Paragraph

  • word

    普段

    Meaning

    Usually

  • word

    段々

    Meaning

    Gradually

Learn the Word 階段

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What does 'Kaidan' (階段) mean?

'Kaidan' means 'Stairs' .

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