脚 立(きゃたつ)

きゃたつ

noun

stepladder

1. stepladder

A freestanding portable ladder that opens into an A-frame shape, used for reaching high places.

脚立(きゃたつ)に乗(の)って電球(でんきゅう)を交換(こうかん)した。

I stood on a stepladder to change the light bulb.

脚立(きゃたつ)を広(ひろ)げて設置(せっち)する。

Open the stepladder and set it up.

脚立(きゃたつ)から落(お)ちないように気(き)をつけて。

Be careful not to fall off the stepladder.

脚立(きゃたつ) refers to a stepladder, a self-supporting ladder that does not need to lean against a wall.

COMMON USES:

電球(でんきゅう)の交換(こうかん) (changing light bulbs)
高(たか)い棚(たな)へのアクセス (reaching high shelves)
掃除(そうじ) (cleaning high areas)
庭木(にわき)の手入(てい)れ (garden tree maintenance)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

脚立(きゃたつ)を広(ひろ)げる (open/unfold a stepladder)
脚立(きゃたつ)を畳(たた)む (fold up a stepladder)
脚立(きゃたつ)に乗(の)る (stand on a stepladder)
脚立(きゃたつ)から降(お)りる (get down from a stepladder)

RELATED WORDS:

梯子(はしご): ladder (general term, includes extension ladders)
踏(ふ)み台(だい): step stool

Related Words

Related: 梯子(はしご) (ladder)

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Added 2026.1.17 18:40 · Revised 2026.6.28 15:23

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