How to say "floor" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 床ゆかnounThe floor of a room as a physical surface — what you walk on. This is the word for a wooden or tiled floor inside a building.床の上に何がありますか。↗Is there anything on the floor?
- 階かいnoun, noun (suffix)Floor in the sense of a storey or level of a building: which floor something is on, as in an office on the third floor.それはもう一つ下の階ですよ。↗That's one level down.
- nounA loanword for floor, used for the levels of a building and for a large floor area, such as the floor of a shop or event hall.
- 打ちのめすうちのめすgodan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to floor': to knock someone down, as in a fight, often with the nuance of beating them badly. It has nothing to do with the floor of a building.
Use 床 for the floor surface you walk on, 階 or 「フロア」 for a building's storeys, and 「打ちのめす」 only for the verb 'floor' meaning to knock someone down in a fight.
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