Japanese symbol for “downstairs”
階下
かいか
Romaji: kaika
lower floor; downstairs
In Japanese, downstairs is 階下, read かいか (kaika).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n lower floor; downstairs
- n bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “downstairs”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ＤＮ | ディー・エヌ dii・enu | downstairs |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage; step; phase |
| 階段 | かいだん kaidan | stairs; stairway; staircase |
| 階級 | かいきゅう kaikyuu | (social) class |
| 階層 | かいそう kaisou | class; level; stratum |
| 音階 | おんかい onkai | scale |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
See also: Chinese symbol for “downstairs”.
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