Dan - Dan

Japanese: 段 - だん

[1] [noun] [一]① A connection of platform-like objects of different heights. Also, each one of them. A step. A step. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] ※Ninjyobon, Shuniro Umeji Homami (1832-33), first chapter: “Going down the steps of the staircase with a bang. ”② A rank or dignity. A rank. ※Kibyoshi, Mitoku Ichinosemu (1781), first chapter: “I have not heard of any progress or remarks. I do not know the actors.”③ A grade given according to skill in judo, kendo, go, shogi, etc.④ Refers to several things stacked on top of each other. Also, the horizontal arrangement of something that is arranged vertically and horizontally in a table or other form. "Gojuon no E no Dan" *Storybook, Shoto (1780) Jiroban "A child who is bad at remembering things cannot remember the second step , no matter how many times I teach him." *Chidori (1906) <Suzuki Miekichi> "There are a few of my things in the lower part of this closet, so you should just make do with the upper part for now." ⑤ A part of a sentence or a story. A scene. *Hyakuza Hodan (1110) March 26 "In the Oku no Dan, it is said that if a person dies, he will be reborn in the heaven of tragedy." ⑥ A structural unit of a Japanese musical piece. In Nohgaku, it refers to a part of a piece of music that is independent from the others and is used in Shimai, Ichicho, and Solo Gin (such as "Tama no Dan" and "Kasa no Dan"), and also refers to a structural unit of a hayashigoto. In koto music and jiuta, it refers to the component units of the instrumental section (such as "sixth dan" or "eighth dan"), and also to the component units of tegoto. In joruri, it refers to the largest component of a piece of music, and is commonly referred to as an independent part of a section, such as the "Sushi Restaurant Section." ⑦ A fabric dyed with horizontal stripes. ⑧ ⇒tan (section) [2] Used like a formal noun. ① A word that integrates what is stated above into a nominative form. A passage. A matter. Used in letters and other writings. ※Toji Yuri Documents - August 1289 (Shoō 2), Wakasa Taraso Zoshoni Jomyo's Heavy Petition "I have ordered you to break the section, and it will be punished, so I will go ahead and do so." ※I Am a Cat (1905-06)〈Natsume Soseki〉9 "I would like to congratulate you on the ever-increasing prosperity of your family." ② A word that specifically refers to an expected situation or a certain situation. In such cases. ※Eika (c. 1028-92) Mine no Tsuki: “Kashyapa Buddha will soon enter Nirvana. The wise will soon attain this connection.”※Taijyobutsushin (1922-23)〈Satomi Ton〉Half-virgin: “By the time we were about to return home.”③ (accompanied by a negative or interrogative word) A word that highlights a certain scene or situation and expresses the feeling that there is no time for it. That is the extent of it. ※Joruri, Sonezaki Shinju (1703) “If Tokubei's life continues as a kyogen play, how pitiful it would be, he sighed, and continued, but what a joke.”[2] [Suffix] ① Used to count each flat surface such as a staircase. ※Daiki - January 10, 1151 (Kyuan 7) "Five and six dan are not slow, but _{not hurried} _, and it is as if they are on a high stage, and a large palanquin comes." [Old Book of Tang - Biography of Chen Shuda] ② A word used to count divisions and grades. ※Toraakihon Kyogen - Ongyokugyo (Late Muromachi - Early Early Modern) "Long ago, in the middle ages, and in our time, there were three dan, which one should I learn?" ③ Used to express the degree or stage of things such as judo, kendo, go, and shogi, which are issued licenses. The higher the number, the higher the rank. ④ Used to count the number of breaks in a sentence.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙[一]① 高さの違う台状のもののつながり。また、その一つ一つ。きざはし。きだ。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※人情本・春色梅児誉美（1832‐33）初「ハイと階子の段(ダン)をおりながら」② 格付けや品格の上下。しな。品等。※黄表紙・見徳一炊夢（1781）上「なにか上るりも、口跡もきこへぬ。役者もだんがしれぬ」③ 柔道・剣道・囲碁・将棋などで、技量に応じて与えられる等級。④ 上下に重ねたもののいくつかをさしていう。また、表などの形で縦横に配されたものの、横の並び。「五十音のえの段」※咄本・初登（1780）十露盤「覚へのわるひ子供に、二の段(ダン)をおしへ、幾度させても覚へず」※千鳥（1906）〈鈴木三重吉〉「この押入には、下の方はあたしのものが少しばかり這入って居りますから、あなたは当分上の段だけで我慢して下さいましな」⑤ 文章や話の一くぎり。場面。※百座法談（1110）三月二六日「又おくの段にのたまへるは、若但書写是人命終当生忉利天上、とのたまへり」⑥ 邦楽の楽曲の構成単位。能楽では仕舞、一調、独吟などに用いる一曲中の独立性の強い謡い所（「玉之段」「笠之段」など）、また、囃子事の構成単位をいう。箏曲・地歌では器楽部分の構成単位（「六段」「八段」など）、また、手事の構成単位についていう。浄瑠璃では曲を構成する最も大きな単位、また、俗に「鮨屋の段」のように一段の一部分を独立させて呼ぶのにいう。⑦ 横縞に染めた織物。⑧ ⇒たん（段）[二] 形式名詞のように用いる。① 上に述べることを統合して、体言格とする語。くだり。こと。手紙文などに用いられる。※東寺百合文書‐は・正応二年（1289）八月日・若狭太良荘雑掌尼浄妙重申状案「云御下知違背段、為被行罪科、重言上如件」※吾輩は猫である（1905‐06）〈夏目漱石〉九「貴家益々御隆盛の段奉賀上候」② 予想される状況とか一つの局面とかをとりたてていう語。そういう場合。※栄花（1028‐92頃）峰の月「迦葉仏、当入涅槃のだむなり。智者当得結縁せよ」※多情仏心（1922‐23）〈里見弴〉半処女「いざ帰ると云ふだんになって」③ (否定や疑問の語を伴って) ある場面・情況をとりたてて、それどころではないという気持を表わす語。そういう程度。※浄瑠璃・曾根崎心中（1703）「ようもようも徳兵衛が命は続きの狂言に、したらば哀れにあらふぞと、溜息ほっとつぐ斗、ハテ軽口のだんかいの」[2] 〘接尾〙① 階段などの一つ一つの平面を数えるのに用いる。※台記‐久安七年（1151）正月一〇日「五六段はかりおくれて非_レ疾非_レ遅、盖高座の如なる、大輿の来るなり」〔旧唐書‐陳叔達伝〕② きざみ、等級などを数える語。※虎明本狂言・音曲聟（室町末‐近世初）「先大昔、中むかし、当世やうと三段有が、どれをならひたひぞ」③ 柔道、剣道、囲碁、将棋など、免許状を発行するようなものについて、程度・段階を表わすのに用いる。数が多くなるにしたがい上位になる。④ 文章の区切りの数を数えるのに用いる。

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