だん
段

noun

  1. step, stair, (flight of) steps, (row of) stitches, columns (of print).

noun, counter

  1. grade, rank, level.

counter

  1. counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.).
  2. dan, senior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だん
段
 段 だん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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 (8th, N1)