NichiDict

N3
だん
[dan]
Illustration for 段

Meanings

1.NounCounter

step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps

2.NounCounter

shelf; layer; tier

3.Noun

grade; level; class

4.NounCounter

dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank

5.Noun

paragraph; passage

6.NounCounter

column (of print)

7.NounCounter

act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene

8.Noun

row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)

9.Noun

stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation

10.Noun

matter; occasion

11.Noun

degree; extent

12.Counter

counter for breaks in written language or speech

Other Readings

」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

ここは差があるので注意して。

Be careful, there's a step here.

椅子の高さを一段上げて調整した。

I raised the chair height one level.

彼は急いでを飛ばして上がった。

He skipped steps going up.