► 名詞
階 [(1)かい] meaning: floor rank: 2
☆ 彼の部屋は上の階だ ⇨ His room is on the floor above (☛ The concept of 階 is actually a level or strata, not a floor, so 一階 is the ground floor, 二階 is 1st floor in the European convention)
☆ 私の部屋は十階にある ⇨ My room is on 10th floor (☛ The concept of 階 is actually a level or strata, not a floor, so 一階 is the ground floor, 二階 is 1st floor in the European convention)
More examples:
- 特権階級のみが利益を享受している ⇨ Only the privileged are enjoying the benefits
- 階級闘争 ⇨ A battle between social classes
- 社会階級 ⇨ Social hierarchy
- 彼は二階級特進した ⇨ He got a special promotion and jumped two ranks
- うちのカレーには三段階の辛さがあります ⇨ Our curries come in three levels of spiciness
- うちの猫が三階から落ちたが全然平気だった ⇨ My cat fell from the third floor but was perfectly fine
- 新システムを段階的に導入する予定です ⇨ We plan to introduce the new system in stages, gradually
- 彼は膝が悪くて階段が登れない ⇨ He cannot walk up stairs because of bad knees
- 彼は三階から落ちたが軽傷を負っただけだった ⇨ He fell from the third floor but suffered only minor injuries
- 彼は十階から落下して死亡した ⇨ He fell from the 10th story and died
- エレベーター点検整備中につき、階段を御利用下さい ⇨ The elevator is under maintenance, so please use the stairs
- 彼は階段をフーフー言いながら上がっていった ⇨ He walked up the stairs huffing and puffing
- 工事は仕上げの段階だ ⇨ The construction is at the finishing stage
- 計画は実行段階に移った ⇨ The project has moved onto an execution stage
- 建物の最上階 ⇨ The highest story of the building