だんかい
Meanings
Noun
1. stage; step; phase
2. level; rank; grade; gradation
3. order
4. stairs
Kanji used
step
floor (of a building)
Pitch accent
んかい
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Composed of
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
preliminary step; first step
Examples (10 in total)
At this stage, I can't say anything.
The disease is still in the primary stage.
The first phase of construction has been completed.
The negotiations are at a very delicate stage.
Normal sleep is made up of two phases.
We are entering a new phase in the war.
The next step was to sign the document.
Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.
The next stage was to enter a good arts school.
Plans for a new trade zone are still on the drawing board.