段
だん
dan
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)counter step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)counter shelf; layer; tier
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) grade; level; class
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)counter dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) paragraph; passage
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)counter column (of print)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)counter act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) formal or literary term matter; occasion
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) degree; extent
- counter counter for breaks in written language or speech
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は並みの大学生より一段上だ。
kare ha nami no daigaku sei yori ichi dan ue da 。
He is a cut above the average college student.
彼は逃げるためにありとあらゆる手段を捜した。
kare ha nigeru tame ni ari to arayuru shudan wo sagashi ta 。
He looked for every possible means of escape.
彼は人生で成功するためにはどんな手段をも喜んで利用した。
kare ha jinsei de seikou suru tame ni ha don'na shudan wo mo yorokon de riyou shi ta 。
He was glad to avail himself of any means to succeed in life.
彼は商売で不正な手段を用いた。
kare ha shoubai de fusei na shudan wo mochii ta 。
He employed dishonest means in his business.
彼は周囲の人々より格段に優れているので、すぐには理解されないのである。
kare ha shuui no hitobito yori kakudan ni sugure te iru no de 、 sugu ni ha rikai sa re nai no de aru 。
He is too much superior to those about him to be quickly understood.
彼は自分の品物の値段を下げねばならなかった。
kare ha jibun no shinamono no nedan wo sage ne ba nara nakaxtsu ta 。
He had to reduce the price of his wares.