Today’s Kanji is “階” (kai); Kanji for “floor”.
Handwritten Kanji “階” (kai)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “階”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 階 | カイ | kai | 12 | 阝 | floor |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “階”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 階段 | かいだん | Kaidan | Stairs |
| 二階建てバス | にかいだてばす | Nikaidatebasu | Double-decker bus |
| 上流階級 | じょうりゅうかいきゅう | Jōryū kaikyū | Upper class |
