二に段だん目め

noun

second step; second level; second grade

General term for the second in a sequence of steps, levels, grades, or ranks. Can refer to physical steps, academic grades, martial arts ranks, etc.

• 階かい段だんの二に段だん目めでつまずいた。

  I tripped on the second step of the stairs.

• 彼かれは柔じゅう道どうの二に段だん目めを取しゅ得とくした。

  He earned his second dan in judo.

noun

second act (in traditional theater)

Used in jōruri, noh, kabuki, and similar traditional performing arts to refer to the second act or part of a performance.

• この歌か舞ぶ伎きの二に段だん目めは特とくに見み応ごたえがある。

  The second act of this kabuki play is especially worth watching.

noun

makushita division (sumo); third highest division

In sumo, the division just below juryo; also refers to a wrestler in that division. Despite the literal meaning 'second step', it is the third highest division in the sumo hierarchy.

See also: 幕下

• 彼かれは幕まく下したの二に段だん目めで活かつ躍やくしている。

  He is active in the makushita division.