► 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:
- 彼は二階級特進した ⇨ He got a special promotion and jumped two ranks
- 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
- 彼は階段を転げ落ちた ⇨ He tumbled down the stairs
- 彼は十階から落下して死亡した ⇨ He fell from the 10th story and died
- 社会の階層 ⇨ Social strata
- 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
- 上の階の足音がうるさい ⇨ The footsteps from the floor above are loud
- 特権階級 ⇨ The privileged class
- 社会階級 ⇨ Social hierarchy
- 計画は実行段階に移った ⇨ The project has moved onto an execution stage
- 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
- 階段を登ると膝が痛む ⇨ My knee hurts when I climb stairs
- 上の階の足音が響く ⇨ The footsteps upstairs resound, are very loud
- 螺旋階段 ⇨ A spiral staircase
- 彼は膝が悪くて階段が登れない ⇨ He cannot walk up stairs because of bad knees