grade, steps, stairs
On'yomi (音読み)
- ダン
- タン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「段」 primarily means "grade," "steps," or "stairs." It is often used in noun forms rather than verbs. You might see it in compounds such as 一段 (いちだん), which means "even more" or "one step," and 階段 (かいだん), meaning "stairs." Another common compound is 手段 (しゅだん), which refers to "means" or "method." Lastly, 段階 (だんかい) translates to "stage" or "level." A helpful note is that this kanji often indicates a hierarchy or progression in various contexts, which is why it appears in many expressions related to steps or stages.
Example sentences
階段の段を一段ずつ上がります。
I climb the stairs step by step.
Meanings across languages
- English
- grade, steps, stairs
- Tiếng Việt
- bậc, thang
- 日本語
- 段, 階段
- 한국어
- 단계, 계단
- 中文
- 段, 台阶
- id
- tangga
- th
- ขั้นบันได
- es
- escalones
- fr
- marches
- de
- Stufen
- pt
- degraus
Common compounds
- 一段even more, still more, much more
- 階段stairs, stairway, staircase
- 手段means, way, measure
- 段階stage, step, phase
- 普段usual, normal, everyday
- 値段price, cost
- 格段dramatic (improvement), remarkable (difference), marked
- 段落paragraph, end, stopping place
Words using this kanji
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