かいだん
Meanings
Noun
1. stairs; stairway; staircase
What appeared in the darkness was a staircase.
Pitch accent
か
いだん
Composed of
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
spiral staircase
emergency staircase; fire escape
Examples (57 in total)
There are stairs.
I fell down the stairs.
What appeared in the darkness was a staircase.
We climbed the stairs.
What narrow stairs!
The toilet is behind the staircase.
He ran up the stairs.
A drunk man fell down the stairs.
The child tumbled down the stairs.
I slipped and fell down the stairs.
The teacher ran up the stairs.
Go up these stairs.
Furthermore, the stairs continue to crumble.
On the right is the staircase up to the second floor.
I wonder where these stairs connect to?
I go down the stairs and face her.
In case of fire, use the stairs.
Don't run down the stairs so noisily.
Tom ran quickly up the stairs.
Tom ran up the stairs, taking three steps at a time.
I heard him go down the stairs.
She quickly went up the stairs.
I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.
There must surely be stairs here too.
I'm too slow to put my hands out and go face-first into the stairs.
Even though I ran down the stairs, I couldn't catch the train.
Someone is coming up the stairs behind me.
There are two staircases in my house.
How many steps does this staircase have?
We had decided to meet by the stairs.
If you keep going up these stairs, you'll come to the exit.
We have to use the stairs because the elevator is out of order.
Grandpa fell down the stairs and was seriously injured.
As the elevator is out of order, we must go down the stairs.
I fell on the stairs and hit my left shin.
The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.
I just slipped, fell and went down the stairs, that's all.
Inside, it was a room like a classroom with tiered seating.
In an emergency, use the stairway, not the elevator.
I put my foot on the first step of the stairs.
She was seen to run up the stairs with tears in her eyes.
I climbed the stairs to the very top of the tower.
3 years ago, Tom fell down the stairs and broke his bones.
This elevator is out of order. Please use the stairs.
They lugged the refrigerator up the stairs.
There was a staircase there that seemed to lead down to the basement.
Beyond the bottom of the stairs, there is yet another door.
While telling himself so, he went down the stairs.
After greeting, I also head toward the stairs leading to the platform.
The teacher came down the stairs of the apartment building after me.
As soon as I step out through the door, the stairs immediately catch my eye.
I pass in front of the apartment and go around to the external staircase on the side.
Some people might call that very line the staircase to heaven.
A tall man comes down the stairs, accompanied by guards.
Judging by the footsteps, he must be taking the stairs down two at a time.
Once past the stairs, there is another passage, so for now I just push forward.
First, I have to cross the hallway and go to the west side stairs.