Keyword
step
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig2003
Readings
だん
(99%)
Composed of
claw
extra slash
weapon
Used in kanji (3 in total)
forge
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Used in vocabulary (251 in total)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
stairs; stairway; staircase
means; way; measure
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
price; cost
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
programme; program; plans; arrangements
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
(corrugated) cardboard
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
several (levels, floors)
third stage; three stages
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
means of transportation; transport service
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
preliminary step; first step
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
to take steps (measures)
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
under the staircase; understairs
bunk beds; double bunk
former name for makushita division
step; stair; staircase
a cut above; one step above
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
third lowest division
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
descending staircase
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
experimental stage; experimental phase
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
multistage; cascade
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
twilled fabric
ascending staircase
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
preceding paragraph; first part
means of transportation; means of transport
by any means, fair or foul
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
graded on N steps; scored out of N
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
terraced fields; terraced farm
room with a raised floor
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
broadsword; sword
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
multicolumn layout; column setting
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
triple jump; hop, step and jump
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
highly ranked
latter or second part
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
step; (flight of) stairs
planning stage; planning stages
testing stage; test step
step; (flight of) stairs
triple; three-way; threefold
terrace; bench (in geography)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
step; stair; staircase
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
means of labor; means of labour
multicolumn layout; column setting
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
potbelly; beer belly
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit
final paragraph; final paragraphs; the end of a story of block of text
price; cost
multistage; multi-step
logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning
godan verb conjugation
jonidan (second lowest) division
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
stair nosing; nosing; aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
terraced fields; terraced farm
curtain with horizontal stripes
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
the whole page; the entire column
formal paragraph (in opposition to a logical paragraph); paragraph as defined by its formal elements (e.g. line break and initial indentation)
two stage construction
cotton carpet; jute rug
chest of drawers that also function as stairs
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)
raised path leading to a shrine
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
unit of land area (approx. one-tenth hectare)
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
reaching senior rank (go, shogi, etc.)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
bunk beds; double bunk
staircase; doorsteps
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
all stages; every level; entire sequence
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
means of cajolement (trickery)
coercive (high-handed) measure; strong-arm method
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
ichidan verb conjugation
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"
one's usual practice; one's old trick; one's usual modus operandi; the same old tactic
acreage; land area; marking off fields in units of tan
pilcrow; paragraph mark; paragraph sign
triple jump; hop, step and jump
godan verb; type 1 verb; consonant-stem verb; u-verb
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
one-tenth hectare
interstage; inter-section; column space
terraced fields; terraced farm
terraced fields; terraced farm
large cloth sack; baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
production per tan
chest of drawers that also function as stairs
chest of drawers that also function as stairs
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
potbelly; beer belly
fireweed (Erechtites hieracifolia); burnweed; pilewort
conventional means; usual means
ichidan verb; type 2 verb; vowel-stem verb; ru-verb
super multi-shift (a kanji input method)
banner (headlines)
units of square measure (for rice fields, forests, etc.)
rokudan (name of a koto composition)
referee officiating the third lowest sumo division
referee officiating the second lowest division
ruse; trick; deception tactics
corbie-step; corbel gable; crowsteps
corbie-step; corbel gable; crowsteps
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
ranking system based on dan and kyū (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
continuously variable transmission; CVT
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
tidal terrace; berm
dan-ranked go player
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
Examples (200 in total)
What do you usually wear to school?
How do you usually say it?
What kind of food do you usually eat?