段 (Dan) is a Japanese noun meaning “step, stair, rung, (flight of) steps”.
Meanings
- noun, counterstep; stair; rung; (flight of) steps
- noun, countershelf; layer; tier
- noungrade; level; class
- noun, counterdan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank
- nounparagraph; passage
- noun, countercolumn (of print)
Examples
私は一度に２段駆け上がった。
I ran upstairs two steps at a time.
彼は階段を一度に三段ずつかけあがった。
He jumped up the steps three at a time.
直径23m(下段)及び18m(上段)、高さ5ｍの二段式の円墳である。
It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).