Illustration: In a compact apartment kitchen, a child stands securely on a small step stool to reach a biscuit tin on a high shelf. One hand grips the shelf edge while the other finally closes around the tin.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

手しゅ段だん

shudan

means, method

Example sentences

  1. 全すべての手段しゅだんが試こころみられたわけではない。

    Every means has not been tried.

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  2. 英語えいごは伝達でんたつの手段しゅだんだ。

    English is a means of communication.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 恋こいと戦争せんそうは手段しゅだんを選えらばず。

    All’s fair in love and war.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 手段

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 段step; gradeOnダン・タン

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