12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Kun'yomi
き ざ は し stairs ②stairs at the front of a noh stage
On'yomi
カ イ story ②stairs ③stage (in chronostratigraphy) ④counter for stories and floors of a building
Nanori
し な article ②quality ③flirtatiousness と は し stairs ②stairs at the front of a noh stage
Character Breakdown
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
カイ きざはし しな (3rd, N2)
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 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 761 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 451 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 569 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1309 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1406 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 253 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1840 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 436 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 41755 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 242 |
| 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 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 607 |
| 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 |