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段

Steps
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingダン
JōyōGrade 6Level 27
  1. step
  2. stair
  3. rung
  4. (flight of) steps
  5. shelf

Synonyms

級

Homonyms

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Same reading (だん)
壇 · platform断 · decision

Popular Usage

階段手段一段と

Radicals and components

Radical殳weapon
Components
How it's built
段
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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staple gun · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2003

Compound words

階段かいだん
stairs; stairway; staircase
手段しゅだん
means; way; measure
一段いちだん
even more; still more; much more; further; one step
格段かくだん
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable; (far) better
石段いしだん
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
段階だんかい
stage; step; phase; level; rank
段落だんらく
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
特段とくだん
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally
普段ふだん
usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary
段々だんだん
gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly
値段ねだん
price; cost
一段落いちだんらく
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work); one paragraph
段取りだんどり
programme; program; plans; arrangements
普段着ふだんぎ
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
現段階げんだんかい
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
段ボールだんボール
(corrugated) cardboard
段袋ズボン
trousers
段段ギザギザ
notches
汀段ていだん
tidal terrace
甍段いらかだん
corbie-step
段々畠だんだんばたけ
terraced fields
段段畠だんだんばたけ
terraced fields
梯子段はしごだん
step
ひと段落いちだんらく
reaching a stopping place

On Reading Examples

彼は階段を一度に三段ずつかけあがった。だん
He jumped up the steps three at a time.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は並みの大学生より一段上だ。
He is a cut above the average college student.tatoeba
彼は逃げるためにありとあらゆる手段を捜した。
He looked for every possible means of escape.tatoeba
彼は人生で成功するためにはどんな手段をも喜んで利用した。
He was glad to avail himself of any means to succeed in life.tatoeba
彼は商売で不正な手段を用いた。
He employed dishonest means in his business.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Step; grade. 殳 (a hand with a tool) + steps — cutting steps into rock. 階段 — stairs.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 段

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step