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Kanji Detail for 段 - "step, rank"

段

  • Meaning

    段 means "step, rank." Also associated with means.

    1. Step - A level; a stage.

    2. Rank - A grade; a degree.

    3. Means - A method; a way.

  • Words using 段

    • 段階 だんかい Listen stage; step; phase
    • 手段 しゅだん Listen means; way; measure
    • 一段 いちだん Listen even more; still more; much more
    • 普段 ふだん Listen usual; normal; everyday
    • 階段 かいだん Listen stairs; stairway; staircase
    • 現段階 げんだんかい Listen present stage; current phase; current rank
    • 段ボール ダンボール Listen (corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
    • 一段落 いちだんらく Listen reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest

  • Four-character idioms with 段

    • 常套手段 じょうとうしゅだん Listen one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
    • 三段論法 さんだんろんぽう Listen syllogism
    • 強硬手段 きょうこうしゅだん Listen tough measure; firm step; strong measure
    • 無理算段 むりさんだん Listen scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit

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    • Verified meaning: step, rank
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いすけ, たん, だん)
    • Also carries these associations: means

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 段

    Surnames 段(いすけ)Listen 段(たん)Listen 段(だん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grade; steps; stairs

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    section, piece, division

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Duan

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    section, piece, division

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A section. Cloth and silk are cut according to fixed measurements, called a section (段). Later it became a name for silk fabrics. Commonly interchangeable with 緞 (satin). | All divided portions of things are called 段. As in land section (地段), paragraph (段落).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    dan(ダン) ダン

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    殳 (hokozukuri・rumata)

  • Related Keywords

    step rank means division fabric gradation grade method unit of length level degree elevation hierarchy order platform progression sequence stage stair tier

Sentences including 段

  • I heard him go down the stairs.

  • What is the price of this watch?

  • The price is kind of high for a used car.

  • They heard him come downstairs.

  • The cost of the painting is very high.

  • The price is reasonable.

  • What is the price for this?

  • They heard him come downstairs.

  • They agreed on a price.

  • Which is the more expensive of the two?

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