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段級位制 (だんきゅういせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
dan-kyu ranking system
A hierarchical grading system using dan (advanced) and kyu (beginner) levels, common in martial arts, board games like go and shogi, and some traditional arts.
See also: 段 · 級
この 道どう 場じょう で は 段だん 級きゅう 位い 制せい を 採さい 用よう し て い ます 。
This dojo adopts the dan-kyu ranking system.
Similar words 段だん 位い Refers specifically to dan ranks, not the entire system including kyu.
級きゅう 位い Refers specifically to kyu ranks, the beginner levels below dan.
Etymology Compound of 段 (dan, 'step/grade'), 級 (kyu, 'class/rank'), 位 (i, 'position/rank'), and 制 (sei, 'system'). The term describes the combined dan and kyu ranking framework.
