最 上 階(さいじょうかい)

さいじょうかい

noun

top floor; uppermost floor

1. top floor; highest floor of a building

The highest floor of a building. Common in property listings, hotel descriptions, and directions inside department stores.

最上階(さいじょうかい)に住(す)んでいる。

I live on the top floor.

The restaurant on the top floor has a good view.

In this apartment building only the top floor has high ceilings, and the rent is a little higher too.

屋上(おくじょう): rooftop — the open roof above the top floor, not a floor with rooms
最下階(さいかかい): bottom floor — the opposite, though 一階(いっかい) or 地下(ちか) is more usual in speech

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Added 2026.8.6 0:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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