だん
Meanings
Noun
1. step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print)
Counter
Noun
2. grade; rank; level
Counter
3. counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)
4. dan; senior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
Kanji used
step
Pitch accent
Top 4700
Used in vocabulary (84 in total)
stairs; stairway; staircase
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
price; cost
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
programme; program; plans; arrangements
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(corrugated) cardboard
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
third stage; three stages
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
several (levels, floors)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
bunk beds; double bunk
step; stair; staircase
former name for makushita division
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
multistage; cascade
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
preceding paragraph; first part
highly ranked
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
price; cost
step; stair; staircase
programme; program; plans; arrangements
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
final paragraph; final paragraphs; the end of a story of block of text
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
two stage construction
curtain with horizontal stripes
the whole page; the entire column
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
cotton carpet; jute rug
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
raised path leading to a shrine
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"
jonidan (second lowest) division
bunk beds; double bunk
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
staircase; doorsteps
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
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 "u"
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song
interstage; inter-section; column space
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"
continuously variable transmission; CVT
corbie-step; corbel gable; crowsteps
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
rokudan (name of a koto composition)
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
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.)
dan-ranked go player
corbie-step; corbel gable; crowsteps
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
corrugated plastic; corriboard; corflute
Examples (1 in total)
How many steps does this staircase have?