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二階建て (にかいだて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に階かい建だて

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て

Common wordJLPTN4

Meanings

1

noun

two-story building

Refers to a building with two floors above ground. Often used in compound nouns like 二階建ての家 (two-story house) or 二階建てバス (double-decker bus).

See also: 階建て

このあたりには二に階かい建だての家いえが多おおい。
There are many two-story houses in this area.
二に階かい建だてバスに

乗の

っ

て

観かん

光こう

し

た

。

We went sightseeing on a double-decker bus.

Written forms

二に階かい建だて
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
二に階かい建だて
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana, often seen in signs or compact contexts.
２に階かい建だて
Variant using Arabic numeral 2; common in real estate listings and casual writing.
２に階かい建だて
Abbreviated numeral variant without okurigana.

Kanji

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

Similar words

階かい建だて
A suffix meaning '-story building'; 二階建て is a specific instance with the number 二 (two).
平ひら屋や
A single-story house; contrasts with 二階建て which has two floors.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (two), 階 (floor/storey), and 建て (suffix meaning 'built' or 'construction'). The reading にかいだて is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of 二 and 階 plus the kun'yomi of 建て.