How do you read 格段?

格段 is read かくだん (kakudan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 格段?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 格段 in romaji?

格段 is written kakudan in romaji.

What kanji are in 格段?

格 (Status, Rank); 段 (Grade, Steps).

格段かくだん

Q: How is 格段 used in a sentence?

練習を始めた頃から、彼の音色は格段に良くなった。 — Since he started practicing, his tone has improved dramatically.

かくだん · kakudan

adverb

Dramatic (improvement), remarkable (difference), marked, noticeable

(far) better, exceptional

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

練習を始めた頃から、彼の音色は格段に良くなった。

れんしゅうをはじめたころから、かれのねいろはかくだんによくなった。

Since he started practicing, his tone has improved dramatically.

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Kanji in this word

格Status, Rank, Capacity 音かく・こう JLPT N3 · 10 strokes 段Grade, Steps, Stairs 音だん・たん JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

格かくstatus, character, case 資格しかくqualifications, requirements, capabilities 体格たいかくphysique, constitution 失格しっかくdisqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)価格かかくprice, value 規格きかくstandard, norm 段だんstep, stair, grade 段々だんだんgradually, by degrees

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What does 格段 mean?

Dramatic (improvement), remarkable (difference), marked, noticeable. It can also mean: (far) better, exceptional.

How do you pronounce 格段?

かくだん (kakudan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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