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二階家 (にかいや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に階かい家や

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Meanings

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noun

two-story house

Refers to a house with two floors. The term is straightforward and commonly understood.

彼かれは郊こう外がいに二に階かい家やを建たてた。
He built a two-story house in the suburbs.

Written forms

二に階かい家や
Standard kanji spelling.
二に階かい屋や
Alternate kanji spelling using 屋 instead of 家.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
階storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

家house, home, family

屋roof, house, shop

Etymology

Compound of 二階 (にかい, 'two stories') and 家 (や, 'house').