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five-story building; five-floor building
A building constructed with five stories. A standard example of the 〜階建て counter pattern, which describes how many floors a building has.
Compound of 五 (five) + 階 (floor counter) + 建て (constructed). One member of the productive 〜階建て pattern.
Common collocations
- 五階建てのアパート: five-story apartment building
- 五階建てのビル: five-story building
- 五階建ての団地: five-story public housing
Related patterns
- 二階建て: two-story
- 三階建て: three-story
- 高層階建て / 高層ビル: high-rise building
- 平屋建て: single-story (irregular — no 階)
Cultural note
Many older Japanese 団地 (public housing complexes) built in the 1960s-70s are five-story walk-ups, since buildings up to five floors were not required by law to have elevators.