noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
under the staircase; understairs
Refers to the space or area directly beneath a staircase, often used as a storage area or a small room.
I keep the vacuum cleaner in the storage space under the staircase.
I use the small room under the stairs as a study.
Compound of 階段 (staircase) + 下 (under). The reading かいだんした follows standard on'yomi for 階段 and kun'yomi for 下.