How do you read 上段?

上段 is read じょうだん (joudan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 上段?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 上段 in romaji?

上段 is written joudan in romaji, also spelled jodan.

What kanji are in 上段?

上 (Above, Up); 段 (Grade, Steps).

上段じょうだん

じょうだん · joudan (also spelled jodan)

noun

Upper tier, upper section, upper deck, upper row, upper step, upper grade, upper berth, top shelf

place of honor, place of honour
dais, raised part of floor
overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

Other ways to say “upper tier” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

上Above, Up 音じょう・しょう訓うえ・-うえ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes 段Grade, Steps, Stairs 音だん・たん JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

上じょうfirst volume; superior quality; governmental 上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing 真上まうえjust above, right overhead 段だんstep, stair, grade 段々だんだんgradually, by degrees 階段かいだんstairs 普段ふだんin everyday situations, usually, ordinarily 値段ねだんprice

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What does 上段 mean?

Upper tier, upper section, upper deck, upper row, upper step, upper grade, upper berth, top shelf. It can also mean: place of honor, place of honour; dais, raised part of floor; overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.).

How do you pronounce 上段?

じょうだん (joudan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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