かく
格
だん
段

takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. dramatic (improvement), remarkable (difference), marked, noticeable.
  2. (far) better, exceptional.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かく
格
だん
段
 格段 かくだん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

status, rank, capacity
カク　コウ　キャク (5th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grade, steps, stairs
ダン (6th, N3)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)