上階

上階

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	階
じょう Grade: 1	かい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーかい [jòókáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːka̠i]

Noun

上階(じょうかい) • (jōkai)  (historical kana じやうかい)

1. floor above
   • 2013, 秋田ひろむ (lyrics), “僕が死のうと思ったのは”, in TOUGH, performed by 中島美嘉:

     上(じょう)階(かい)の部(へ)屋(や)の生(せい)活(かつ)音(おん)

     jōkai no heya no seikatsuon

     sounds from the upstairs neighbors

Antonyms

• 下(か)階(かい) (kakai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN