A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 9 strokes

Grade ; Steps ; Stairs

Readings on: ダン・タン
Kun readings: —

段だん — step; step

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 階段かいだん — stairs Word card → Source
• 手段しゅだん — measures; medium Word card → Source
• 普段ふだん — usually; usually; usually Word card → Source
• 値段ねだん — cost; price Source
• 段落だんらく — paragraph Source
• 段階だんかい — step; gradation Source