私は一番下の階にいる。

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私 は 一番下 の 階 に いる 。

English Translation

I live on the bottom floor.

Furigana

私(わたし)は一番下(いちばんか)の階(かい)にいる。

Romanji

Watashi wa ichibanka no kai ni iru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

階 (かい)

storey; story; floor; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

要る (いる)

to need; to want

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

番

Readings: バン、 つが.い

Meanings: turn, number in a series

下

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

階

Readings: カイ、 きざはし

Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building