Japanese

かいだん
Meaning: stairs; staircase; steps
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

階
段

Example sentences

I rushed up the stairs.
重い荷物を持って階段を上る
Carrying heavy luggage up the stairs.
非常の際は、この階段を使ってください。
In case of emergency, please use these stairs.
足元に注意して階段を降りてください。
Please be careful of your footing as you go down the stairs.
階段をゆっくり下りてください。
Please go down the stairs slowly.
階段を一段ずつゆっくり上った。
I slowly climbed the stairs one step at a time.
階段から落ちて後頭部を強く打ってしまった。
I fell down the stairs and hit the back of my head hard.
彼は階段から落ちて頭を打ち、しばらく意識を失っていた。
He fell down the stairs, hit his head, and lost consciousness for a while.
階段をのぼって、二階へ行った。
I went up the stairs to the second floor.
階段から落ちて、大きなけがを負った。
I fell down the stairs and suffered a serious injury.

Usage Notes

Refers to a set of steps for going from one level to another in a building. Can also be used metaphorically for stages or levels of progress.

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