段: Grade; Steps; StairsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (ダン・タン)

• 段階だんかいgrade; level
• 手段しゅだんmeans; way
• 値段ねだんprice; cost
• 一段いちだんmore; much more
• 普段ふだんusual; normal
• 階段かいだんstairs; stairway
• 段ボールだんボール(corrugated) cardboard
• 現段階げんだんかいpresent stage; current phase
• 一段落いちだんらくreaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage)
• 段だんstep; stair
• 段取りだんどりprogramme; program
• 格段かくだんdramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference)
• 普段着ふだんぎeveryday clothes; ordinary clothes
• 特段とくだんexceptional; unusual
• 三段目さんだんめthird lowest division
• 三段跳びさんだんとびtriple jump; hop, step and jump
• 上段じょうだんupper tier; upper section
• 下段げだんlower tier; lower step
• 中段ちゅうだんhalf-way up a slope or stairway; landing
• 二段構えにだんがまえkeeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
• 初段しょだんfirst rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank
• 別段べつだんparticular; special
• 前段ぜんだんpreceding paragraph; first part
• 大上段だいじょうだんholding a sword above one's head (kendo posture)
• 常套手段じょうとうしゅだんone's habitual practice; usual measure
• 序二段じょにだんjonidan (second lowest) division
• 後段こうだんlatter or second part
• 段位だんいdan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank
• 段落だんらくparagraph
• 段違いだんちがいwildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level
• 石段いしだん(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
• 算段さんだんtrying to think of a way (to); devising means (to)
• 非常手段ひじょうしゅだんemergency measures
• あ段あだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
• いらか段いらかだんcorbie-step; corbel gable
• い段いだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
• う段うだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"
• え段えだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
• お段おだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"
• はしご段はしごだんstep; stair
• ひな段ひなだんtiered doll stand (for hina dolls)
• やりくり算段やりくりさんだんmanaging to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
• やり繰り算段やりくりさんだんmanaging to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
• らせん階段らせんかいだんspiral staircase
• ゴム段ゴムだん(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
• データ段階化データだんかいかdata staging
• データ転送段階データてんそうだんかいdata transfer phase
• プラスチック段ボールプラスチックだんボールcorrugated plastic; corriboard
• プラ段プラだんcorrugated plastic; corriboard
• 一段上いちだんうえa cut above; one step above
• 一段動詞いちだんどうしichidan verb; type 2 verb
• 一段活用いちだんかつようichidan verb conjugation
• 一段落つけるいちだんらくつけるto settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)

Other readings

• 段々だんだんgradually; by degrees
• ひと段落いちだんらくreaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage)
• ア段あだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
• イ段いだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
• ウ段うだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"
• エ段えだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
• オ段おだんrow of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"

Showing the 60 most common of 245 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 段

• 階
• 手
• 三
• 二
• 上
• 値
• 一
• 落
• 用
• 下
• 活
• 的