JLPT N5 · Around town
階段
かいだん
stairs
Stroke order of 階段
2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
階 · 12 strokes段 · 9 strokes
Memory trick
Stairs: 階 is a hill 阝 of levels, 段 is a step struck in sequence.
Parts: 階 floor + 段 step
Example sentence
階段をのぼって二階へ行きます。
かいだんをのぼってにかいへいきます。
I go up the stairs to the second floor.