12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

Kun'yomi
  • stairs ②stairs at the front of a noh stage
On'yomi
  • story ②stairs ③stage (in chronostratigraphy) ④counter for stories and floors of a building
Nanori
  • article ②quality ③flirtatiousness
  • stairs ②stairs at the front of a noh stage

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
カイ きざはし しな (3rd, N2)
all, everything
みな カイ むな (7th, N3)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

story ②stairs ③stage (in chronostratigraphy) ④counter for stories and floors of a building
stage ②level ③order ④stairs
(social) class ②rank
first floor ②one floor ③one rank
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References

Unicode hex code 968E
JIS X 0208 1-19-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5011
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6469
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 624
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41755
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 588
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 597
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 361
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 991
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 262
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 392
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 328
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.18
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 743
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1318
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d9.6
Four corner code 7226.2
De Roo Code 3678