"계단" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kje̞da̠n] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ke̞da̠n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gyedan [romanization], 階段 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 階段, from 階 (“rank or step, stair”) + 段 (“segment, section, stage”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|階段}}, {{ko-etym-sino|階|rank or step, stair|段|segment, section, stage}} Sino-Korean word from 階段, from 階 (“rank or step, stair”) + 段 (“segment, section, stage”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=階段}} 계단 • (gyedan) (hanja 階段)
  1. stairs, staircase, stairway; ladder Derived forms: 계단통 (gyedantong) (alt: 階段筒) (english: stairwell)

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ke̞da̠n]",
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        "SK-Standard",
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    },
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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    },
    {
      "hangeul": "계단"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "게단"
    }
  ],
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}

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