What does kanji 段 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 段 is grade.

How is kanji 段 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 段 are ダン, タン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 段?

Kanji 段 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 段?

The main radical for kanji 段 is 殳.

What words use kanji 段?

Example words that use kanji 段 include 段階, 段ボール, 段どり, 段段.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

段

Meaning

Kanji 段

grade

grade, steps, stairs

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ダンタン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #479
Strokes: 9
Radical: 殳
Components: 一 • ｜ • ノ • 几 • 又 • 殳
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 230 entries that include this kanji.

段階

だんかい

order

段ボール

だんボール

(corrugated) cardboard

段どり

だんどり

programme

段段

だんだん

steps

段落

だんらく

paragraph

段

だん

column (of print)

段違い

だんちがい

of different heights

段位

だんい

dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)

段物

たんもの

measure of kimono material

段シフト

だんシフト

case shift

段だら

だんだら

(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors

段プラ

だんプラ

corrugated plastic

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は日本語の会話力が一段上がった。

His Japanese conversation ability went up one level.

この階段は十段あります。

This staircase has ten steps.

石の段に座って少し休んだ。

I sat on the stone step and rested for a while.

計画は第一段階に入った。

The plan entered its first stage.

話は次の段へ進んだ。

The discussion moved on to the next stage.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.