Japanese symbol for “floor”
階
かい
Romaji: kai
storey; story; floor
In Japanese, floor is 階, read かい (kai).
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, n-suf storey; story; floor
- n stairs
- n, n-suf stage (in chronostratigraphy)
- ctr counter for storeys and floors of a building
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “floor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 床 | ゆか yuka | floor |
| 床 | とこ toko | floor |
| フロア | フロア furoa | floor |
| 打ちのめす | うちのめす uchinomesu | to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up |
| 沈める | しずめる shizumeru | to floor (an opponent) |
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 |
| 階下 | かいか kaika | lower floor; downstairs |
See also: Chinese symbol for “floor”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.