9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3
grade, steps, stairs
On'yomi
ダ ン step ②grade ③dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) ④paragraph ⑤column (of print) ⑥row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table) ⑦counter for breaks in written language or speech タ ン variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width) ②300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) ③six ken (10.91 m)
Character Breakdown
Common Words
step ②grade ③dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.) ④paragraph ⑤column (of print) ⑥row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table) ⑦counter for breaks in written language or speech
References
| Unicode hex code | 6BB5 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-35-42 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2452 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2991 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1144 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1471 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 780 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1059 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1859 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2003 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 340 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 874 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 911 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 16619 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 931 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 362 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 363 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 656 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 944 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 891 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 425 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 608 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 3.18 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1139 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1876 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2s7.2 |
| Four corner code | 7744.7 |
| De Roo Code | 2668 |