JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 段: "grade, steps, stairs"
The kanji 段 means "grade, steps, stairs". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ダン, タン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダンタン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | grade, steps, stairs |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 479 of 2,501 |
Common words with 段
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 普段usual; normal; everyday; habitual · usually; normally; generally; habitually
- 階段stairs; stairway; staircase
- 手段means; way; measure
- 段階stage; step; phase · level; rank; grade; gradation
- 段々gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more · steps; stairs; staircase; terrace
- 値段price; cost
- 段step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps · shelf; layer; tier
- 一段even more; still more; much more; further · one step; one rung; one level; one grade
- 普段からon a routine basis; regularly; habitually
- 格段dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable · (far) better; exceptional
- 階段を上るto go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
- 一段落reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; completing the first stage (of the work) · one paragraph
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