段 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「殳」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「殳」
- On
- ダン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- step; stage; grade
Origin
A form for quarrying stone plus 殳 "to strike"; steps cut from stone — hence "step, stage."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ダン | 段落・階段・手段 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 階段かいだん
stairs
- 段階だんかい
stage; phase
Example
階段を一段ずつ上がった。
I went up the stairs one step at a time.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)