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JLPT N3 · Noun

段 (dan)

段 (だん, dan) is a Japanese noun meaning “step; stair”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
だん
Romaji
dan
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps · noun, counter
  2. shelf; layer; tier · noun, counter
  3. grade; level; class · noun
  4. dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank · noun, counter
  5. paragraph; passage · noun

Example sentences

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.
Tatoeba #108972

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 段

段
grade, steps, stairsダン・タン · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 段.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1633690 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.