段 – grade, steps, stairs

9 strokesTaught in grade 6#479 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 段 means grade, steps, stairs. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ダン、タン (dan, tan). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 殳 (no. 79).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ダン	dan
On’yomi	タン	tan

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 殳 (Kangxi radical 79). Components: ｜・殳・几・又・ノ・一.

Words using 段

階段かいだんstairs段々だんだんgradually値段ねだんprice段だんstep手段しゅだんmeans普段ふだんusual段階だんかいstage

Example sentences

その階段を上ってはいけません。

You must not go up the stairs.

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このラジオの値段はいくらですか。

What is the price of this radio?

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彼は階段を一度に三段ずつかけあがった。

He jumped up the steps three at a time.

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Kanji with the same radical

殺殿殴殻

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