段 Kanji – grade
The Japanese kanji 段 can mean grade, steps, stairs.
Meaning and Readings
How is 段 read?
段 has the onyomi readings ダン, タン.
In romaji, these readings can be written as dan, tan.
Common Japanese Words Using 段
These common Japanese words contain 段. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一段（いちだん） — even more, still more, much more, further
- 一段落（いちだんらく） — 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)
- 階段（かいだん） — stairs, stairway, staircase
- 格段（かくだん） — dramatic (improvement), remarkable (difference), marked, noticeable
- 手段（しゅだん） — means, way, measure
- 石段（いしだん） — (flight of) stone steps, stone stairway
- 段ボール（だんボール） — (corrugated) cardboard
- 段階（だんかい） — stage, step, phase
- 段取り（だんどり） — programme, program, plans, arrangements
- 段落（だんらく） — paragraph