階かい梯てい

noun

stairs; staircase

Formal or literary term for stairs; in everyday speech 階段 is far more common.

See also: 階段

• 古ふるい建たて物ものの階かい梯ていを上のぼると、きしむ音おとがした。

  When I climbed the stairs of the old building, they creaked.

noun

rank; grade; step; gradation

Used for levels or stages in a hierarchy, process, or scale. Often found in formal or technical contexts.

See also: 段階

• 学がく問もんの階かい梯ていを一いっ歩ぽずつ進すすむことが大たい切せつだ。

  It is important to advance step by step through the ranks of learning.

noun

guide; guidebook

Rare, somewhat dated term for an introductory guide or manual. Modern equivalents include 手引き or 入門書.

• この本ほんはフランス語ご学がく習しゅうの階かい梯ていとして書かかれた。

  This book was written as a guide for learning French.

noun

slanted ladder (exercise equipment)

Specialized term for a piece of exercise equipment resembling a slanted ladder. Rare outside fitness contexts.

• ジムで階かい梯ていを使つかってトレーニングした。

  I trained using the slanted ladder at the gym.