# 段 — step; grade

段 means “step; grade”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ダン (dan), タン (tan). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 段 (dan, “step; stair”).

- Meaning: step; grade
- On'yomi: ダン (dan), タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 段

Steps shaped with a club (殳): one step at a time.

Parts: It is a simple shape with no smaller parts.

## Words with 段

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 段 | だん (dan) | step; stair |

## Don't confuse it with

[殺](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/kill/) · [殴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/punch/) · [垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [段](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/step/) · [程](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extent/) · [満](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/full/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [等](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/equal/) · [列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/)

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