階きざはし

noun

stairs; stairway

General term for stairs; はし is an obsolete reading that specifically refers to stairs leading from a building to a garden.

See also: 階段

• 古ふるい寺てらのきざはしを上のぼると、庭にわが見みえた。

  When I climbed the stairs of the old temple, I could see the garden.

• この建たて物もののきざはしは石いしでできている。

  The stairs of this building are made of stone.

noun

stairs at the front of a noh stage

Only with reading きざはし

Specific to Noh theater; refers to the staircase at the front of the stage. Restricted to the reading きざはし.

• 能のう舞ぶ台たいのきざはしは、演えん者じゃが登とう場じょうするときに使つかわれる。

  The stairs at the front of the noh stage are used when performers make their entrance.