Word Meaning 上段

じょうだん joudan

上段 is read as じょうだん (joudan) and means overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
  2. dais
  3. raised part of floor
  4. place of honor
  5. place of honour
  6. upper tier
  7. upper section
  8. upper deck

Reading

Kana

じょうだん

Romaji

joudan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 下段 Rank 18456 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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上一段

かみいちだん

conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"

上り段

のぼりだん

doorstep

上がり段

あがりだん

staircase

上位試験手段

じょういしけんしゅだん

upper tester

上り階段

のぼりかいだん

ascending staircase

上一段活用

かみいちだんかつよう

conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"

上二段活用

かみにだんかつよう

conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)

上段の間

じょうだんのま

room with a raised floor

大上段

だいじょうだん

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture)

一段上

いちだんうえ

a cut above

大上段に構える

だいじょうだんにかまえる

to hold a sword above one's head

階段を上る

かいだんをのぼる

to go up the stairs

Example Sentences

1

It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).