Tag: Dan

In modern budō, dan 段 ref refers to advanced ranks (black-belt levels), beginning at shodan (1st dan) and continuning to 10th dan. The dan system is used in many gendai budō arts such as Aikidō, Jūdō, Kendō, Karatedō, Kyūdō, and…

The overall term for “ranking system” is 段級制 (dankyū-sei) which is the dan-kyū ranking system. The category of ranks and grading is expressed with: 段位 (dan’i) — dan ranks and 級位 (kyū’i) — kyū ranks. The dan 段 (dan) ranks…