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階 kanji: meaning “story”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N212 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
story
On'yomi
カイ
Kun'yomi
きざはし

Picture story to remember 階

Up the hill, all (皆) of the guests crowd onto the stairs to reach the top story.

Parts in this story:皆

How to write 階: stroke order

階 is written with 12 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 階

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Kanji that share parts with 階.