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かい

Reading: かい

This form has 2 sense entries in the corpus. All shown below.

Sense 1

counter

ENfloor of a building (e.g., 3-かい = 3rd floor)

HIमंज़िल-गणक

Section: 9. Counters (Common) · Counter: {'kanji': '階', 'reading': '階'} · Pitch: mora=2, drop=1

Common collocations

Examples

JAじむしょは 三かいです。
ENThe office is on the 3rd floor.
JAなにを かいましたか。
ENWhat did you buy?
JA私は 三かいに すんで います。
ENI live on the third floor.

Often appears with

n5-110 · n5-053 · n5-055 · n5-056

Sense 2

counter

ENnumber of times / occurrences (e.g., 3-かい = three times). Same kana, different counter (different kanji); context disambiguates.

HIबार-गणक

Section: 9. Counters (Common) · Counter: {'kanji': '階', 'reading': '階'} · Pitch: mora=2, drop=1

Common collocations

Examples

JA日本に 二かい 行きました。
ENI've been to Japan twice.
JAなにを かいましたか。
ENWhat did you buy?
JAにほんに 二かい 行きました。
ENI've been to Japan twice.

Often appears with

n5-110 · n5-053 · n5-055 · n5-056