Japanese symbol for “gradation”
段階
だんかい
Romaji: dankai
stage; step; phase
In Japanese, gradation is 段階, read だんかい (dankai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n stage; step; phase
- n level; rank; grade; gradation
- n order
- n stairs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gradation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| グラデーション | グラデーション guradeeshon | gradation |
| 差等 | さとう satou | gradation |
| 隈取り | くまどり kumadori | shading; (colour) gradation |
| 度盛り | どもり domori | gradation |
| 階調 | かいちょう kaichou | gradation; gradient |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
| 普段 | ふだん fudan | usual; normal; everyday |
| 階段 | かいだん kaidan | stairs; stairway; staircase |
| 段ボール | だんボール danbooru | (corrugated) cardboard |
| 階級 | かいきゅう kaikyuu | (social) class |
| 階層 | かいそう kaisou | class; level; stratum |
| 音階 | おんかい onkai | scale |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gradation”.
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.