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八段 (はちだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

八はち段だん

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Meanings

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noun

eighth dan; 8th dan

Used in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.), board games (go, shogi), and other ranking systems to denote the eighth level of mastery.

彼かれは柔じゅう道どうで八はち段だんを取しゅ得とくした。
He earned the eighth dan in judo.
将しょう棋ぎの八はち段だんは非ひ常じょうに高たかい段だん位いだ。
The eighth dan in shogi is a very high rank.

Kanji

八eight, eight radical (no. 12)
段grade, steps, stairs

Similar words

段だん位い
段位 is the general term for dan rank, while 八段 specifically refers to the eighth level.
初しょ段だん
初段 is the first dan, the entry level of the dan ranking system, whereas 八段 is a much higher rank.

Etymology

Compound of 八 (hachi, 'eight') and 段 (dan, 'step, rank'). The dan ranking system originated in go and was later adopted by martial arts and other disciplines.