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Japanese symbol for “doorstep”

Romaji: noboridan
doorstep

In Japanese, doorstep is , read (noboridan).

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Meanings

  1. n doorstep

Kanji and stroke order

above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
grade, steps, stairs
on: ダン、タン
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
じょうしょう joushourising; ascending; climbing
こうじょう koujouelevation; rise; improvement
じょうし joushi(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ちじょう chijouabove ground; on the ground; earth's surface
だんかい dankaistage; step; phase
しゅだん shudanmeans; way; method

See also: Chinese symbol for “doorstep”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.