～建(だ)て

だて
suffix
-story, -storied (building)
grammatical
1. -story, -storied
Indicates the number of floors in a building.
二階(にかい)建(だ)ての家(いえ)。
A two-story house.
三階(さんがい)建(だ)てのビルが多(おお)い。
There are many three-story buildings.
この町(まち)には五階(ごかい)建(だ)て以上(いじょう)のビルがほとんどない。
There are almost no buildings of five stories or more in this town.
駅前(えきまえ)に高層(こうそう)建(だ)てのマンションが建(た)った。
A high-rise apartment building was built in front of the station.
2. detached, separate
Indicates a standalone structure (as in 一戸建て).
一戸(いっこ)建(だ)てに住(す)みたい。
I want to live in a detached house.
一戸(いっこ)建(だ)てとマンション、どちらがいいですか。
Which is better, a detached house or an apartment building?

～建(だ)て is a suffix indicating the number of floors in a building or describing a standalone structure.

Counting patterns

TYPES (houses):

Usage

The reading is almost always だて (via rendaku), including when counting floors: 二階(にかい)建(だ)て is にかいだて, not にかいたて.

Related words

  • 階(かい): floor (counter for building levels)
  • ～造(づく)り: made of ~ (construction material)

Related Words

Related: 階(かい) (floor counter)
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Added 2026.1.9 18:15 · Revised 2026.10.9 23:20
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