段

Meaning

1. nctr
   step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps
2. nctr
   shelf; layer; tier
3. n
   grade; level; class
4. nctr
   dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank
5. n
   paragraph; passage
6. nctr
   column (of print)
7. nctr
   act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene
8. n
   row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)
9. n
   stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation
10. n
    matter; occasion
11. n
    degree; extent
12. ctr
    counter for breaks in written language or speech

Example sentences

• 多くの言語で辞書形の語尾が決まっており、日本語ではう段の文字で終わる。

  In many languages the way dictionary-form words end is fixed; in Japanese they end in a 'u row' character.

• 私は一度に２段駆け上がった。

  I ran upstairs two steps at a time.

• ロッテリアは、最大10段までチーズバーガーを積み上げることのできる驚異の「タワーチーズバーガー」を展開していました。

  Lotteria introduced an extraordinary "Tower Cheeseburger" which can be made by stacking up to 10 patties.