ダンカイ
Meanings
Noun
1. stage; step; phase
It's about time we moved on to the next stage.
2. level; rank; grade; gradation
She opens her narrow eyes wide and raises her voice yet another notch above usual.
3. order
4. stairs
Pitch accent
ダ
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Composed of
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
preliminary step; first step
Examples (29 in total)
We have crossed a point of no return.
At this stage, it would only cause worry.
It's about time we moved on to the next stage.
Grades are given on a five-level scale.
The disease is still in the primary stage.
The first phase of construction has been completed.
On a scale of ten, it's about a nine.
And then we immediately move on to the third stage.
The negotiations are at a very delicate stage.
Normal sleep is made up of two phases.
Please make sure to go through the proper steps for such things!
We are entering a new phase in the war.
It is said that eighty percent of a contest is decided during the preparation stage.
That is just preparation during the preliminary stage of the experiment.
Our civilization has already reached that stage.
Consider the third stage as nonexistent.
The next step was to sign the document.
Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.
Well then, shall we move that to the next stage as well?
The next stage was to enter a good arts school.
With this, all preparations for reaching the second stage are complete.
At this stage, it seems you guys have shifted to the next level!
Grades are given on a three-level scale: excellent, good and fair.
Grades were given on three levels: A, B and C.
It's not that any decisive strategy has been formulated at this stage.
Hey, back at the interim presentation, this wasn't your research topic, was it?
Plans for a new trade zone are still on the drawing board.
If you include the prior planning and preparation stages, the extent of the exhaustion must be quite significant.
She opens her narrow eyes wide and raises her voice yet another notch above usual.