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段 means 'grade'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 469   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-12    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 25    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 41 words   Used in 205 words   Used in 327 names   Component in 6 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ダン
Additional readings
On    タン
Components
⿰  乍 although  殳 lance shaft  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 段 is used 8 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 段 is used 202 times, read 2 ways.
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ダン : 193 words FIND ALL
か い だ ん 0
noun
stairs; stairway; staircase
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タン : 9 words FIND ALL
た ん 1
noun
1. 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
2. 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
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An additional 3 less common words include 段 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 944 (originally: 931)  Joy o' Kanji : 931  Key to Kanji: 721 

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段
ダン    grade, step, stairs   
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乍
ながらも although   -ながら while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
殳
lance shaft   
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几
キ    table   
又
また again   
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