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段

段·step, grade, stage

On-yomi
ダン
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

9 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
階段かいだんstairs
値段ねだんprice
段階だんかいstage, phase
普段ふだんusually, ordinarily

Example sentences

  1. 階段を上って二階へ行きます。

    かいだんをのぼってにかいへいきます。

    I go up the stairs to the second floor.

  2. この靴は値段が高いです。

    このくつはねだんがたかいです。

    These shoes are expensive.

  3. 普段はあまりテレビを見ません。

    ふだんはあまりテレビをみません。

    I don't usually watch much TV.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 値段 as *ちだん — it uses the kun reading, ねだん
  • Reading 普段 as *ふうだん instead of ふだん

Memory aid

Picture it

Stacked ledges on the left, a hand with a tool on the right — cutting one step above another.

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