上のぼり段だん

noun

doorstep; step up to an entrance

Rare term for a step or raised platform at an entrance, such as a doorstep or the step leading into a traditional Japanese house. More commonly expressed as 上がり段 (あがりだん) or 上がり框 (あがりがまち).

• 古ふるい家いえの上のぼり段だんに腰こしを下おろした。

  I sat down on the doorstep of the old house.