段 だん

dan

1. step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps

2. shelf; layer; tier

3. grade; level; class

4. dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank

5. paragraph; passage

6. column (of print)

7. act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene

8. row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)

9. stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation

10. matter; occasion

11. degree; extent

12. counter for breaks in written language or speech