さん
算
だん
段

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. trying to think of a way (to do), devising means (to do), working out (how to do).
  2. contriving (to raise money), managing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
算
だん
段
 算段 さんだん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

calculate, divining, number
サン　そろ (2nd, N2)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
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)