How to say "rung" in Japanese

• 段だんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, counterCovers a step, stair, or rung as a unit of climbing, in the ordinary senses of ladder rungs and stair steps. It is the common word you will normally want for 'rung'.
  彼かれは階段かいだんを一度いちどに三さん段だんずつかけあがった。↗

  He jumped up the steps three at a time.
• 横桟よこざん
  nounA less common word for the horizontal bar or crosspiece of a ladder — the physical bar serving as a rung. Use it when you want to refer to the bar itself rather than a step.

Use 段 for a step or rung of a ladder or stairs in ordinary contexts; 横桟 is a rarer word for the horizontal bar of a ladder, emphasizing the bar itself.

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• 段だんstep
• 横桟よこざんhorizontal bar
• 位くらいsocial standing
• 桟さんrung (of a ladder)