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Readings

Kana: ダン、タン
Romaji: dan, tan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

grade, steps, stairs

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  79
Frequency:  479
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-5-4
Korean Reading:  dan
Chinese Reading:  duan4
Unicode:  6bb5
JIS:  434A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1144
Nelson Index: 2452
New Nelson Index: 2991
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2s7.2
Four Corner Index: 7744.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 931
Gakken Index: 340
Japanese Names Index: 874
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16619
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0763
Remembering the kanji Index: 1859
Busy People Index: 3.18
Kanji Way Index: 425
Kanji Flashcards Index: 656
Kodansha Compact Index: 1139
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 944
Kanji in Context Index: 608
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 780
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1059
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1876
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2003
Essential Kanji Index: 911
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1471
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2668
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 891

Words

(たん)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
段階 (だんかい)
grade; level; stage; class; phase; steps; order; gradation
普段 (ふだん)
usual; habitual; ordinary; everyday; always
(きざはし、きだはし、はし)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
上段 (じょうだん)
upper tier; upper section; upper deck; upper row; upper step; upper grade; upper berth; top shelf; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor; overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
(だん)
step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print); grade; rank; level; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)
手段 (しゅだん)
means; way; measure
階段 (かいだん)
stairs; stairway; staircase
値段 (ねだん)
price; cost
下段 (げだん、かだん)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; lower berth; bottom shelf; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
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