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stairs, staircase, steps
A set of steps leading from one floor or level to another.
階段 refers to stairs or a staircase.
WORD STRUCTURE:
階 (floor/story) + 段 (step/tier)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 階段を上る: to go up stairs
- 階段を下りる: to go down stairs
- 階段を駆け上がる: to run up stairs
- 階段から落ちる: to fall down stairs
TYPES:
- 非常階段: emergency stairs
- らせん階段: spiral staircase
- 階段室: stairwell
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