noun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter
1. step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps- 2. shelf; layer; tier
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
3. grade; level; classnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter
4. dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); ranknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
5. paragraph; passagenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), counter
6. column (of print)- 7. act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
8. row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)- 9. stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation
noun (common) (futsuumeishi), formal or literary term
10. matter; occasionnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
11. degree; extentcounter
12. counter for breaks in written language or speech