# 階 — Floor

Frequency rank 502 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 買 (Buy), less common than 昭 (Shining).

- On’yomi: かい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A building (阝) where people compare (比) who is white (白) — on each floor of the building, a different beauty pageant takes place.

In words:

- 階段 かいだん — stairs
- 階 かい — -floor (counter);stories
- 階層 かいそう — class;level;stratum;hierarchy

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