四よ段だん

also: よんだん

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だ

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Meanings

1

fourth dan

Used in martial arts, go, shogi, and other ranking systems to denote the fourth level of mastery.

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なる

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は

何なん

年ねん

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かかる

。

It takes many years to reach fourth dan in go.

段だん位い
段位 is the general term for dan ranking, while 四段 specifically refers to the fourth level.
初しょ段だん
初段 is the first dan, the initial black belt rank, while 四段 is a higher intermediate rank.

四段
- よだん
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading よだん is the most common.
- よんだん
  Alternate reading, less common. May be used in some contexts or by some speakers.
よんだん

四 (four) + 段 (dan, rank). The term follows the standard numbering pattern for dan ranks.