五 階 建(ごかいだ)て

ごかいだて

noun

five-story (building)

1. five-story (building); five-floor (building)

A building constructed with five stories. A standard example of the 〜階(かい)建(だ)て counter pattern, which describes how many floors a building has.

五階建(ごかいだ)てのアパートだ。

It's a five-story apartment building.

駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい五階建(ごかいだ)てのビルが建(た)った。

A new five-story building went up in front of the station.

古(ふる)い五階建(ごかいだ)ての団地(だんち)にはエレベーターがないことが多(おお)い。

Old five-story housing complexes often don't have elevators.

Compound of 五(ご) (five) + 階(かい) (floor counter) + 建(だ)て (constructed). One member of the productive 〜階(かい)建(だ)て pattern.

Common collocations

五階建(ごかいだ)てのアパート: five-story apartment building
五階建(ごかいだ)てのビル: five-story building
五階建(ごかいだ)ての団地(だんち): five-story public housing

Related words

二(に)階(かい)建(だ)て: two-story
三(さん)階(かい)建(だ)て: three-story
高層(こうそう)階(かい)建(だ)て / 高層(こうそう)ビル: high-rise building
平屋(ひらや)建(だ)て: single-story (irregular — no 階(かい))

Cultural note

Many older Japanese 団地(だんち) (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.

Related Words

Related: 二階建(にかいだ)て (two-story)

Related: 高層(こうそう)ビル (high-rise building)

Related: 平屋(ひらや)建(だ)て (single-story (irregular)

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