段

だん

step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps

JLPT N3 Common word

Meanings

Noun, Counter
step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps
shelf; layer; tier
Noun
grade; level; class
Noun, Counter
dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank
Noun
paragraph; passage

All 12 meanings

Noun, Counter
column (of print)
act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene
Noun
row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)
stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation
matter; occasionFormal
degree; extent
Counter
counter for breaks in written language or speech

Example sentences

この階段かいだんは何なに段だんあるの？

How many steps does this staircase have?
私わたしは一度いちどに２段だん駆かけ上あがった。

I ran upstairs two steps at a time.
この階段かいだんは何なに段だんあるんですか？

How many steps does this staircase have?
この自転車じてんしゃは、24段だん変速へんそくです。

This bicycle gives you a choice of 24 gears.
武田さんは剣道けんどう３段だん、居合道いあいどう２段だん。

Takeda holds a 3rd dan in kendo, and a 2nd dan in iaido.

More examples (2)

多おおくの言語げんごで辞書形じしょけいの語尾ごびが決きまっており、日本語にほんごではう段だんの文字もじで終おわる。

In many languages the way dictionary-form words end is fixed; in Japanese they end in a 'u row' character.
ロッテリアは、最大さいだい10段だんまでチーズバーガーを積つみ上あげることのできる驚異きょういの「タワーチーズバーガー」を展開てんかいしていました。

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