What does ~建て mean?
~建て is a Japanese suffix meaning “-storey (suffix)” in English. It is written as ~建て in kanji, ~だて in hiragana, and ~date in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
NoteSuffix for the number of storeys or the type of building (二階建て = two-storey).
Example sentences
私の家は二階建てです。
My house has two storeys.
駅の前に十階建てのビルがあります。
There's a ten-storey building in front of the station.