Word Meaning 下段

げだん gedan

下段 is read as げだん (gedan) and means low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.).

Meaning

English

low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
lower tier
lower step
lower column
lower berth
bottom shelf

Reading

Kana

げだん

Romaji

gedan

Writing Variants

下段かだん kadan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 上段 Rank 8113 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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下一段

しもいちだん

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

下位試験手段

かいしけんしゅだん

lower tester

下り階段

くだりかいだん

descending staircase

下一段活用

しもいちだんかつよう

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

下二段活用

しもにだんかつよう

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

最下段

さいかだん

bottom step

階段下

かいだんした

under the staircase

下流

かりゅう

lower classes

下降

かこう

descent

下宿

げしゅく

boarding house

下半期

しもはんき

second half of the year

下調べ

したしらべ

preliminary investigation