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段だん
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Noun
1. step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps
Skip two steps at a time when going down.
2. shelf; layer; tier
There was nothing on the upper shelf, nor on the lower one.
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3. grade; level; class
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4. dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank
I made fourth dan!
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5. paragraph; passage
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6. column (of print)
7. act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene
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8. row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)
Next, let's try reciting the eight times table.
9. stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation
It was only at that point that the soldier finally noticed that something was wrong.
10. matter; occasion
as ...の段
Please forgive my rudeness.
11. degree; extent
as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.
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12. counter for breaks in written language or speech
Alt. forms
段だん
87%
ダン
11%
だん
1%
Kanji used
段
step
Pitch accent
だ
ん
Top 3700
Used in: 2461
Used in vocabulary (88 in total)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
stairs; stairway; staircase
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
85 more...
Examples (16 in total)
Several steps are missing.
I made fourth dan!
The bottom shelf of the fridge? Got it.
I'm bad at the six times table.
I hold second dan in karate.
Next, let's try reciting the eight times table.
How many steps does this staircase have?
Going down a few steps, I sense that something is off.
Please forgive my rudeness.
Skip two steps at a time when going down.
Put the plates on the top shelf, okay?
There was nothing on the upper shelf, nor on the lower one.
Please forgive my rudeness.
But when it actually came time to call, I hesitated.
It was only at that point that the soldier finally noticed that something was wrong.
Only at that point did I finally realize my blunder.