段 [だん] /(n,ctr) (1) step/stair/rung/(flight of) steps/(n,ctr) (2) shelf/layer/tier/(n) (3) grade/level/class/(n,ctr) (4) dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)/rank/(n) (5) paragraph/passage/(n,ctr) (6) column (of print)/(n,ctr) (7) act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.)/section/scene/(n) (8) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)/(n) (9) stage (in a process)/phase/occasion/time/moment/situation/(n) (10) (as ...の段) (form) matter/occasion/(n) (11) (as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.) degree/extent/(ctr) (12) counter for breaks in written language or speech/(P)/EntL1633690/