Word Meaning 大上段

だいじょうだん daijoudan

大上段 is read as だいじょうだん (daijoudan) and means holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture).

Meaning

English

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture)
haughty attitude
overbearing manner

Reading

Kana

だいじょうだん

Romaji

daijoudan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 21313 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

上段

じょうだん

overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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)

一段上

いちだんうえ

a cut above

上段の間

じょうだんのま

room with a raised floor

階段を上る

かいだんをのぼる

to go up the stairs