noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
under the staircase; understairs
Refers to the space or area directly beneath a staircase, often used as a storage area or a small room.
階段下の収納スペースに掃除機を置いている。
I keep the vacuum cleaner in the storage space under the staircase.
階段下の小さな部屋を書斎にしている。
I use the small room under the stairs as a study.