Floors (階)
The counter 階 is used for floors or levels in buildings and commonly causes voicing changes in pronunciation.
一
いち · ichi
一階
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一階 is read いっかい, not いちかい, due to a pronunciation change where 一 (いち) becomes いっ before the counter かい. This is a common irregularity for the counter 階.
二
に · ni
二階
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二階 is read にかい, with no irregular changes for this number. It counts floors in a building.
三
さん · san
三階
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三階 is read さんがい, where かい changes to がい due to rendaku (voicing) when combined with 三. It counts floors in a building.
四
よん · yon
四階
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四階 is read よんかい, with no irregular changes for this number. It counts floors in a building.
五
ご · go
五階
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五階 is read ごかい, with no irregular changes. This counter is used for counting floors in buildings.
六
ろく · roku
六階
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六階 is read ろっかい, where ろく changes to ろっ due to rendaku (voicing) and gemination when combined with the counter 階 (かい). This counter is used for counting floors in buildings.
七
なな · nana
七階
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七階 is read ななかい, with no irregular changes. This counter is used for counting floors in buildings.
八
はち · hachi
八階
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八階 is read はっかい, not はちかい, due to a pronunciation change where ち becomes っ before the counter かい.
九
きゅう · kyū
九階
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九階 is read きゅうかい, with no irregular changes; the number 九 is typically read きゅう when counting floors.
十
じゅう · jū
十階
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十階 is read じゅっかい, not じゅうかい, due to a pronunciation change where う becomes っ before the counter かい.