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How to say 'Stage' in Japanese | 段階

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The Japanese word for Stage is 'Dankai', written as 段階 in Japanese.'Stage' in hiragana is だんかい.

    word

    段階

    Meaning

    Stage

    Reading

    だんかい

    dankai

    Kanji

    Step, Stairs Storey

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '段階 (だんかい)' refers to a 'stage' or 'phase' in a process, development, or progression. It is commonly used to describe steps or levels in a sequence, such as in education, projects, or personal growth. For example: This is the final stage of the project「これはプロジェクトの最終段階です」(これはぷろじぇくとのさいしゅうだんかいです). He is in the early stages of learning Japanese「彼は日本語学習の初期段階です」(かれはにほんごがくしゅうのしょきだんかいです). The word can also imply a gradation or ranking, such as in levels of difficulty or achievement.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    847

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 段階

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Step, Stairs

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Storey

Words Related to 段階 Through the Kanji

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 段 as well.

  • word

    手段

    Meaning

    Method, Means

  • word

    値段

    Meaning

    Price

  • word

    階段

    Meaning

    Stairs

  • word

    一段と

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    段々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    Meaning

    Step

  • word

    普段

    Meaning

    Usually

  • word

    段落

    Meaning

    Paragraph

  • word

    一段

    Meaning

    Step, Level

Words Related to 段階 Through the Kanji

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 階 as well.

  • word

    二階

    Meaning

    Second floor

  • word

    Meaning

    Floor

  • word

    階段

    Meaning

    Stairs

  • word

    階級

    Meaning

    Rank, Class

  • word

    階層

    Meaning

    Layer, Hierarchy

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What does 'Dankai' (段階) mean?

'Dankai' means 'Stage' .

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