noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
double; two-stage
Used as a no-adjective to describe something having two levels, steps, or stages. Common in compound terms like 二段ベッド (bunk bed) or 二段階 (two-stage).
子供部屋に二段ベッドを置いた。
We put a bunk bed in the children's room.
このロケットは二段式だ。
This rocket is a two-stage type.
second dan (rank)
Refers to the second rank in martial arts (judo, karate, etc.), board games (go, shogi), and similar grading systems. Often used with the name of the discipline, e.g., 柔道二段.
彼は柔道二段の腕前だ。
He holds a second dan in judo.
将棋で二
nidan (verb class)
In Japanese grammar, refers to the nidan (bigrade) verb conjugation class of classical Japanese, which had two base forms for vowel-stem verbs. Modern ichidan verbs evolved from this class. Technical term used in linguistic or historical contexts.
See also: 五段
It's difficult to reach second dan in shogi.
In classical grammar, upper and lower bigrade verbs are called nidan conjugation.
「起く」は二段動詞の例だ。
'Oku' is an example of a nidan verb.
second step; second level; second grade · second act (in traditional theater) · makushita division (sumo); third highest division
jonidan division (sumo)
double hane
two-stage plan; fallback plan; alternative up one's sleeve
two-stage construction; two-tier structure
Compound of 二 (two) and 段 (step, grade, rank). The grammatical sense is a direct calque of the linguistic term 'bigrade'.
two-line heading
hook turn; two-stage right turn