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階建て (かいだて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

階かい建だて

Meanings

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suffix

-story building; -storey building

Suffix attached to a number to indicate the number of floors of a building, e.g. 3階建て (three-story building).

あのビルは10階かい建だてです。
That building is a ten-story building.
2階かい建だての家いえに住すんでいます。
I live in a two-story house.

Written forms

階かい建だて
Standard spelling with okurigana; the form 階建 is also used but less common.
階かい建だて
Variant without okurigana; seen in some contexts but 階建て is preferred.

Kanji

階storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
建build

Similar words

階かい

階 is the counter for floors, while 階建て is a suffix meaning '-story building'.

Etymology

Compound of 階 (kai, 'floor, story') + 建て (date, 'building, construction').