Meaning

Primary

First Floor

Alternatives

Floor One, First Story, Ground Floor

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The one floor is the first floor (or floor one). Pretty simple.

Unless you're British, that is. For you this is the ground floor!

Reading

いっかい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is on'yomi because it's a jukugo kanji. Be careful of the though. It gets shortened and has a little in there.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 一階にいる

    to be on the first floor

    一階にある

    to be on the first floor

    一階に行く

    to go to the first floor

Context Sentences

ヘビたちは一階でかっているんですか?

Do you have those snakes on the first floor?

一階はまだまだびちょびちょだよ。

The ground floor is still wet.

「荷物はどこに置いたらいいかな?」「一階でも、二階でも、下でも、どこでも。あなたの好きなところに置いてくれていいよ。」「わかったわ。有難う。」

"Where should I put my stuff?" "Here, the first floor, the second floor, anywhere. You can put them any place you’d like." "Okay. Thank you."

Kanji Composition