だん

段

step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps

N5Common wordNoun

Noun, Counter

step•stair•rung•(flight of) steps

Noun, Counter

shelf•layer•tier

Noun

grade•level•class

Noun, Counter

dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)•rank

Noun

paragraph•passage

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column (of print)

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act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.)•section•scene

Noun

row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)

Noun

stage (in a process)•phase•occasion•time•moment•situation

Noun

matter•occasion

Noun

degree•extent

Counter

counter for breaks in written language or speech

Example Sentences

私(わたし)は一度に２段(だん)駆け上がった。

I ran upstairs two steps at a time.

彼(かれ)は階段(だん)を一度に三段(だん)ずつかけあがった。

He jumped up the steps three at a time.

直径23m(下段(だん))及び18m(上段(だん))、高さ5ｍの二段(だん)式の円墳である。

It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).

grade, steps, stairs

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