三階
also: さんかい
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Meanings
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third floor; third storey
Refers to the third floor of a building. In Japanese floor counting, the ground floor is 一階 (いっかい), so 三階 is two floors above ground level.
The toy department is on the third floor of the department store.
This building is three storeys tall.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉は三階にあるX is located on the third floor
The bookstore is on the third floor.
- 三階まで上がるto go up to the third floor
I went up to the third floor by elevator.
- 三階から降りるto come down from the third floor
I came down from the third floor using the stairs.
- 三階建てa three-storey building
This house has three storeys.