Refers to a step or a flight of stairs, often in a context like a ladder-like staircase.
急なはしご段を上るのは大変だ。
Climbing steep stairs is tough.
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; はしご is usually written in kana.
Full kanji spelling; 梯子 is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
Compound of はしご (ladder) and 段 (step, stair).