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階 = 皆 + 阝
階 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “story”. It is built from 皆 (all) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1406.
- Keyword
- story
- RTK frame
- 1406
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きざはし
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- storey, история
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 階 stairs
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 階 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “all” + “pinnacle”. 階 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 階 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.