段
段 — Grade
grade, steps, stairs
On’yomiダン (dan)
On’yomiタン (tan)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 段
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage; step; phase |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; measure |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
| 一段 | いちだん ichidan | even more; still more; much more |
| 階段 | かいだん kaidan | stairs; stairway; staircase |
| 普段 | ふだん fudan | usual; normal; everyday |
Study notes
段 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #479 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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